Research Article
Feasibility Study of Using Engineered Cementitious Composite and High-Strength Bars in Rigid Bridge Piers Based on Seismic Vulnerability Analysis
| Destruction level | Destruction description | Quantitative description of damage indicators |
| Basically intact | Small cracks in concrete | | Minor damage | First yield of longitudinal bar | | Moderate damage | Longitudinal bar reaches theoretical yield value | | Severe damage | Core area concrete reaches the maximum bearing capacity | | Complete failure | Core area concrete crushed | |
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