Maria Desti Natalin

Pseudostatic analysis can be an efficient approach to evaluating the dynamic response of structures for a preliminary design. In this paper, we present a pseudostatic method based on a pushover analysis to assess the seismic performance of bridge piers supported by rocking-governed shallow foundations. The method has two stages. In the first stage, the capacity spectrum method (CSM) is applied to evaluate the maximum acceleration and displacement response of the bridge system.