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A numerical simulation of a large-scale highway interchange system under seismic loading conditions is conducted. A three-dimensional (3D) Finite Element (FE) model of an existing bridge system at the Interstate 10/215 interchange (Riverside County, CA) is developed. This interchange is comprised of three connectors at different bridge superstructure elevations. Herein, focus is placed on one of these three connectors (the North-West connector), using the OpenSees FE framework. A strategy to incorporate ground response and soil-structure interaction (SSI) is implemented based on the Domain Reduction Method (DRM) for three-dimensional earthquake simulation. Modeling of this bridge-foundation-ground system is based on blue-prints that were provided by Caltrans (California Department of Transportation). Vibration properties and seismic response behavior for the connector and the soil domain are examined. Different scenarios of bridge response are considered and compared, including fixed-base uniform excitation, and multiple-support excitation with and without the full ground/foundation soil domain.
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This research was supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) under grant OCI-0749227. Through a NSF allocation of advanced computing resources, the numerical simulations were performed on Ranger at the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC). Suggestions by Professor J. E. Luco (University of California, San Diego) concerning representation of the pile-group foundation stiffness/geometry are greatly appreciated.
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The ground responses of the center node at the surface are shown in Fig. 9.A1 for the stiff soil profile and in Fig. 9.A2 for the soft soil profile.
Ground responses at the surface center node in the stiff soil domain
Ground responses at the surface center node in the soft soil domain
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Kim, K., Elgamal, A., Petropoulos, G., Askan, A., Bielak, J., Fenves, G.L. (2014). Seismic Response of a Large-Scale Highway Interchange System. In: Maugeri, M., Soccodato, C. (eds) Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering Design. Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering, vol 28. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03182-8_9
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