Engineering Journal and Industry Take Note of MPC Research on Protecting Bridges

Posted: Apr 13, 2020

Results from an MPC research project designed to protect curved bridges from earthquakes were recently published in an engineering journal, shared at a meeting of civil engineers and published by an industry institute.

The project, "Self-Centering Buckling Restrained Braces for Curved Bridges" began in 2015 at the University of Utah with Dr. Chris Pantelides as principal investigator. A project description, research report, and webinar are available on the MPC web page.

Recent publications include:

• Upadhyay, A., Pantelides, C.P., and Ibarra, L. (2019). "Residual drift mitigation for bridges retrofitted with buckling restrained braces or self-centering energy dissipation devices." Engineering Structures, 199, 109663.
• Wu, R.-Y., and Pantelides, C.P. (2020). "Seismic Evaluation of Repaired Bridge Bent Using Dynamic Analysis." Structures Congress 2020, American Society of Civil Engineers, 144-161.
• Wu, R.-Y., and Pantelides, C.P. (2020). "Seismic Experiments and Analysis of Repaired Bridge Columns Using CFRP Donut." American Concrete Institute Special Publication 333, 80-95.