Author(s)

Lawali Moussa Laminou^1*, Wadslin Frenelus², Md Ratan Bhuiyan², Md Ibrahim Bhuyan¹

¹Department of Civil Engineering, College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China.
²Department of Hydraulic Engineering, College of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China.

Studying the critical response characteristics of reinforced concrete box culverts with diverse geometrical configurations under seismic excitations is a necessary step to develop a reasonable design method. In this work, numerical analysis and assessment of reinforced concrete box culverts for seismic loading in addition to standard static loading from dead and live loads is conducted, aiming to highlight the critical difference in the seismic performances between two and three cell box culverts under near and far-fault ground motion. The results show how and where the seismic loading alters the responses of seismic loading of the models including the effect on safety and failure. The geometrical configurations of the culvert combined with the loading scenarios also significantly influence the magnitude and distribution of the seismic responses. The findings of this work shed light on the critical role of the geometrical configurations and shaking event in the seismic responses of reinforced concrete box culverts and this procedure can be applied as seismic assessment method to any culvert shape, size, and material.

Box Culvert, Seismic Loading, Near-Fault Ground Motion, Far-Fault Ground Motion, Seismic Assessment

Laminou, L. , Frenelus, W. , Bhuiyan, M. and Bhuyan, M. (2022) Seismic Performance Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Box Culverts under Near and Far Fault Seismic Ground Motion Records. World Journal of Engineering and Technology, 10, 40-58. doi: 10.4236/wjet.2022.101003.