In the master's thesis, the earthquake-resistant design of reinforced concrete integral and semi-integral abutment bridges was carried out in accordance with the new version of the Eurocode 8 standard. 48 integral and 48 semi-integral bridge variants, which differed in the number of spans, the length of the longest span, the height of the abutments and columns, and the type of foundation were varied, with the aim of determining the impact of individual parameters on the amount of reinforcement required in abutments, columns and piles. Loads due to seismic action were determined using the lateral force method, and elastic linear finite elements were used to model the structure. The focus was put on the effects of seismic loads in the longitudinal direction, and the interaction between the structure and the soil was considered in a simplified way. The analyses were carried out using OpenSees. Preparation of input files for analysis, processing of the analysis results and the dimensioning of the cross-sections were automated in Matlab programming environment. For the design of the abutments, ductility class DC1 was considered, while in the design of the piers, ductility classes DC2 and DC3 were also taken into account. For the piles, it was assumed that they should remain in the elastic range during an earthquake. The results showed that changes in the bridge parameters can lead to changes in the ratios between reinforcement in different structural elements, but not to an increase or decrease in the amount of reinforcement in all elements at the same time. It has also been observed that for integral bridge variants, the abutments generally take a significantly higher proportion of the seismic load than the piers. In addition, it has been shown that in semi-integral bridges, which are characterised by a different response in the positive and negative directions of the earthquake, the direction at which the abutment moves away from the soil is generally the critical direction.
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