This paper discusses the quick inspection technique for earthquake-damaged railway bridges by applying vi- bration measurement and a new numerical model for nonlinear analysis of structures. The accuracy of the Ap- plied Element Method (AEM) used in this study is verified by comparing with experimental results of the changes in the natural frequency of RC column due to experimental damage and also actual earthquake damage to an ex- isting two-storied RC rigid frame viaduct.
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