Abstract:In order to explore the influence of different base slab structural forms on the seismic performance of long-span prestressed concrete continuous rigid-frame bridges in high intensity areas, taking a (108+188+108)-m double-width double-leg thin-walled pier continuous rigid-frame bridge as the engineering background, the time-history analysis method is used to carry out the three-dimensional excitation on the bridge. The influences of four base slab structural forms, namely, the longitudinal and horizontal separation, the longitudinal and horizontal connection, the longitudinal separation and horizontal separation, and the longitudinal separation and horizontal connection on the internal force and displacement dynamic response of the double-width pier columns and pile foundations are compared and studied. The results show that under the longitudinal earthquake, the internal force demand of pile foundation is reduced by 30%~70%, and the internal force demand of pier column is reduced by 26%~33% if the longitudinal base slab is used. And compared with the longitudinal connection of base slab, the pile body tension is reduced more. Under the transverse earthquake, the axial force demand of the pile body is reduced by 11% if the horizontal connection of base slab is used, and there is basically no tension. The internal force response of the pile foundation and the pier column increases by 30% and 16% respectively, but compared with the longitudinal reduction, the increase is small. Therefore, in order to improve the safety and economy of the whole life cycle of the super-large bridge, for the long-span continuous rigid-frame bridge in the high intensity area with the seismic response as the core element of the control design, it is proposed to adopt the longitudinal separation and horizontal connection structural form of base slab.