Dr. Jakub Valigura’s paper about hybrid-sliding-rocking columns has been accepted by the Journal of Structural Engineering. The paper is entitled “Seismic Repair Assessment of Hybrid-Sliding-Rocking Bridge Columns through Integrated Experimentation and Expert Panel Solicitation.”
Dr. Mohammad Salehi, a recent graduate from Texas A & M, also has a new paper on “Effect of Major Design Parameters on the Seismic Performance of Bridges with Hybrid Sliding-Rocking Columns”, which is forthcoming in the Journal of Bridge Engineering. This paper looks at key design variables and their influence on performance.
Observed damage at the bottom segment of the original column after each test.