TY - JOUR T1 - An Investigation of the Seismic Response of a Deck-Type Steel Arch Bridge AU - Aldavat, Seyyed Ashkan Mostajab AU - Zahmatkesh, Amirhosein Gholizadeh AU - Teymouri, Selma AU - Tehrani, Majid Barazandeh JO - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences VL - 11 IS - 5 SP - 951 EP - 957 PY - 2016 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1816-949x DO - jeasci.2016.951.957 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2016.951.957 KW - Assessment KW -steel arch bridge KW -dynamic KW -seismic KW -modal analysis KW -time history AB - This study represents static and dynamic analysis of a steel arch bridge with box section. Steel arch bridge due to the axial bearing of the arch as the main part of the axial bearing has an appropriate mechanism to support vertical loads but when subjected to lateral loads such as earthquakes, they show complex behavior due to the irregularity and lack of lateral stiffness, probability of lateral buckling and etc. In this study, a linear static analysis is performed to determine the maximum amount of shift due to gravity loads preliminary, then a modal analysis is done to better understand dynamic behavior and characterize the dynamic characteristics of the bridge. Also a linear time history analysis is performed using single-component and three-component earthquake excitation records. Time history analysis results including the transverse, longitudinal and vertical recording shifts and maximum compressive axial force as well as bearing reactions in three dimensions are compared in single and three-component record mode. ER -