Keywords: Seismic performance. Steel plate girder bridges. Superstructures. Seismic isolation systems. End cross frames. Buckling restrained braces (BRB). Base shear. Displacement. Abstract: The end ...

Is it possible to understand the universe without understanding the largest structures that reside in it? In principle, not likely. In practical terms? Definitely not. Extremely large objects can ...

Keywords: Seismic performance. Steel plate girder bridges. Superstructures. Cyclic tests. Shaking table tests. Transverse seismic loads. Flexural-torsional response. Distribution. High seismicity.

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