Shear and flexural behavior of lightweight concrete bridge columns in seismic regions

This paper describes research related to the use of lightweight concrete fa r bridge column construction in seismic regions. Of interest is the behavio r of columns dominated by shear as well as those dominated by flexural A se ries of large-scale experimental tests was performed to assess the response of reinforced lightweight concrete columns in the inelastic range Results indicate that a reduction in shear and flexural strength is appropriate for lightweight concrete while displacement capacity and energy dissipation ar e not affected in a significant manner.