Dynamic assessment of a cable-stayed footbridge under earthquake sequence using a concrete damage plasticity model (CDP)

Abstract

In this paper, the investigation of the dynamic response of a cable-stayed footbridge with steel reinforced concrete deck to foreshocks, a mainshock and an aftershock seismic sequence is delivered. For the aim of the study the finite element (FE) model was prepared with the ABAQUS/Standard software program. The representative seismic events with three components were taken into account in the numerical simulation. For the evaluation of seismic-induced damages in reinforced concrete deck of the footbridge, the concrete damage plasticity (CDP) model was applied.