| Various kinds of dampers for seismic response control of bridges have been developed. However, there is not unified seismic design method for bridges using structural response control devices. The objectives of this paper are to examine the dynamic response of bridges using structural response control devices and to verify the mathematical model.Shake table tests of bridge model using rigid-plastic dampers were performed to examine the dynamic responses. The nonlinear dynamic analyses using mathematical model of dampers obtained through cyclic loading tests were performed to simulate the seismic responses. The analytical results showed that the seismic responses were simulated well. |
