Post-earthquake bridge inspection guidelines

Details

• Creators:
  O'Connor, Jerome S.
• Corporate Creators:
  New York (State). Dept. of Transportation ; Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (U.S.) ; United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Manuals
  • Guidelines
  • Bridges
  • Inspection
  • Earthquake engineering
  • Earthquake resistant structures
  • Post-earthquake
  • Bridge inspection
  • Earthquake damage
  • Seismic damage
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• Publication/ Report Number:
  C-06-14
• Resource Type:
  Manual
• Geographical Coverage:
  New York
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (U.S.)
• Abstract:
  This report presents a course of action that can be used by New York State’s Department of Transportation ; (NYSDOT) to respond to an earthquake that may have damaged bridges, so that the highway system can be ; assessed for safety and functionality in an orderly and expeditious manner. If a significant earthquake occurs, ; maintenance personnel will respond immediately by driving all state highways in the affected area, starting ; with pre-defined priority routes. They will report their findings to the Resident Engineer (RE) and erect ; barricades to close damaged bridges. The second phase of the Department’s response will consist of detailed ; bridge inspections. The Regional Structures Engineer (RSE) will mobilize and deploy bridge inspection teams ; according to preliminary damage assessments and data that are available about the proximity, importance and ; seismic vulnerability of each structure. A computer program was produced under this project to facilitate the ; prioritization of inspections: it uses GPS coordinates that are in the bridge inventory to compute the distance ; from the epicenter to each bridge. Tools needed for implementation of the earthquake response plan are ; provided and/or described in this report: a process flowchart, clear lines of responsibility, prioritization ; software, reporting forms, lists of necessary resources, sample photos of damage that might occur, strategies ; for repairing damaged bridges, and training exercises for staff.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  53740-8411
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/19406/dot_19406_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 8.57 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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