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Department of Civil Engineering

Progressive Pushover Analysis of Reinforced

Concrete Bridge of Pakistan
Aymen Zia Reg No: BSCE-19-038
Abdullah Khan Reg No: BSCE-19-042
Muhammad Sameer Reg No: BSCE-19-061
Supervisor Name: Engr. Ahsan Khalil

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• Introduction
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• Literature Review
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• Research Objectives
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• Research Methodology
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• References & Time Schedule

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Introduction

 A bridge is a structure built to span river, valley, road, railroad track,

body of water, or any other physical obstacle.

INTRODUCTION

 The purpose of a bridge is to allow people or cargo easy passage over an

obstacle by providing a route.

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Types of Bridges

Write down names of bridges…………………..

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INTRODUCTION

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Introduction

COMPONENTS OF RC BRIDGE

Approach Slab Parapet Deck Slab

INTRODUCTION

Approach Span Girders Pier Cap Bearing

Backfill
Abutment
Pier

Pile Cap
Piles

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Seismic Zones of Pakistan

INTRODUCTION

Codes for the design of Bridge

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Review of Past Studies (Literature Review)

Year of
Author Research work Findings
Study
The published paper is an overview The reason for the popularity of pushover
of the book. “Seismic Design Aids analysis is its ability to identify the
Franklin Y. Cheng &
Jeffrey Ger [3] 2011 for Nonlinear Pushover Analysis of failure modes and the design limit states
Reinforced Concrete and Steel of bridge piers, subjected to massive
LITERATURE REVIEW

Bridges.” earthquakes.
The author uses SAP 2000 to perform
The author discussed the pushover
pushover analysis and application of both
analysis in the design approach
pinned column hinges and plastic hinges
Guoqing Huang [5] 2013 spans of the new South Park
in seismic analysis and concludes that
Bridge in Seattle, Washington,
this improves the performance-based
USA.
design of the bridge.
The author used the Modal The pushover analysis approach has been
Pushover Analysis (MPA) shown to give reliable estimates of the
Nima Mohajer
2019 approach for seismic assessment of peak inelastic response of structures and
Rabbari [7] improved inelastic seismic demands due
Granville Bridge North Approach
in Vancouver, Canada. to plastic hinge formation.

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Problem Statement:
RESEARCH PROBLEM

 On October 8, 2005 Kashmir earthquake, a large number of bridge structures

collapsed, leading to widespread destruction and claim of lives.

 So, there is a need to check the bridge structures in the high earthquake prone zones of

Pakistan. In our research, we are going to perform a progressive pushover analysis of a

reinforced concrete bridge to ensure the seismic demand and safety of people.

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Research Objectives:
RESEARCH OBJECTIVES

 To perform the nonlinear static analysis (Pushover Analysis).

 To study the behavior of hinge formation.

 To check the seismic demand of the undertaking bridge against different

drift levels.

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Methodology/Study Approach

Data Collection
METHODOLOGY/STUDY APPROACH

Capacity Curves

Modeling of Bridge
Results & Discussion

Pushover Analysis

Conclusion

Hinges Status

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Work Schedule Plan

WORK SCHEDULE PLAN

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References
[1] Fu, C., and Hamed Alayed. "Seismic analysis of bridges using Displacement-based Approach." University of Maryland
(2003).
[2] Mergos, P., A. Sextos, and A. Kappos. "Seismic assessment of a major bridge using pushover analysis." In International
Conference on Computational and Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Corfu, Greece, pp. 24-30. 2003.
[3] Ger, Jeffrey, and Franklin Y. Cheng. Seismic design aids for nonlinear pushover analysis of reinforced concrete and steel
bridges. Vol. 2. CRC Press, 2011.
[4] Vijayakumar, A., and DL Venkatesh Babu. "Pushover analysis of existing reinforced concrete framed structures."
European Journal of Scientific Research 71, no. 2 (2012): 195-202.
[5] Huang, Guoqing, Xinzhong Chen, and Joan Zhong Brisbois. "Earthquake-resisting system optimization and pushover
analysis in seismic design of approach spans of new South Park Bridge." Practice Periodical on Structural Design and
Construction 18, no. 4 (2013): 238-246.
[6] LIU, XINYA, and CHUNG C. FU. "CASE STUDY OF 3D SEISMIC PUSHOVER ANALYSIS OF INTEGRAL
ABUTMENT BRIDGE." (2019)
[7] Rahbari, Nima Mohajer, Jason Dowling, Don Kennedy, and Grant Fraser. "Comparison of Commonly-Used Pushover
and Modal Pushover Analysis of Granville Bridge."
[8] Deshpande, Aniket, Subhash Deshpande, and Chetan Patil. "Comparison of RC Bridges using Pushover Analysis."
(2021).

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