Energy Response Analysis of Continuous Beam Bridges with Friction Pendulum Bearing by Multihazard Source Excitations

Figure 18

Seismic response amplitude (Taft, peak acceleration 0.4). (a) Structural response energy; (b) energy consuming ratio; (c) acceleration amplitude of the main beam; (d) displacement amplitude of the main beam.

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