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a. Before the earthquake b. Buckling of web and flange plates at bottom
c. Progress of buckling at bottom and buckling of lateral beam d. Complete failure of column and settlement of lateral beam
Figure B.52
Failure mechanism of the Tateishi Viaduct during the 1995 Kobe (Japan) earthquake: observed
damage (
top
) and failure mechanism (
bottom
) (
courtesy of
Dr. Kazuhiko Kawashima)
Figure B.53
Different shear damage patterns for RC piers at the under-crossing of the Santa Monica Interstate 10
during the 1994 Northridge (California) earthquake: Pier # 5 with inadequate detailing for plastic hinge (
left
), Pier
# 6 with symmetric buckling (
middle
) and Pier # 8 with typical shear failure (
right
)
