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The objective of this research is to develop and validate a multi-hazard bridge pier concept. A multi-column pier-bent with concrete-filled steel tube (CFST) columns is investigated experimentally to assess the adequacy of such a system under blast loading. This report describes the development of the multi-hazard pier concept, design of the prototype bridge pier under blast and seismic loading, specimen design, experimental set-up, and experimental results. Additionally, the results from the blast experiments are compared with the results from simplified method of analysis considering an equivalent SDOF system with elastic-perfectly-plastic behavior. It is found that the prototype bridge CFST columns can be designed to provide both satisfactory seismic performance and adequate blast resistance. It is also shown that the CFST columns exhibit ductile behavior under blast load in a series of tests at 1/4 scale. Maximum deformation of the columns was calculated using simplified analysis considering a factor to account for the reduction of pressures on the circular column and determined from this experimental program. / NOTE: Technical rept. / Supplementary Notes: Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA. Earthquake Engineering Research Centers Program, and the Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC. Microfiche reproduction is in black and white. / Availability Note: Also available on CD-ROM. Order this product from NTIS by: phone at 1-800-553-NTIS (U.S. customers); (703)605-6000 (other countries); fax at (703)605-6900; and email at orders@ntis.gov. NTIS is located at 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA, 22161, USA. |