Seismic vulnerability of new highway construction, executive summary.

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• Creators:
  Friedland, Ian M.
• Corporate Creators:
  Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Infrastructure Research and Development
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Bridges
  • Structures
  • Earthquake resistant design
  • Earthquake resistant structures
  • Earthquake engineering
  • Design
  • Analysis
  • Specifications
  • Bridges
  • Highway structures
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• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-RD-99-098.
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Fmal report; Sept. 1992-June 1999.
• Corporate Publisher:
  Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
• Abstract:
  This executive summary gives an overview of the results of FHWA Contract DTFH61-92-C-00112, Seismic Research Program, ; which performed a series of special studies addressing the seismic design of new construction. The objectives of this project ; were to perform a series of special studies pertaining to the seismic vulnerability of highway structures, and to develop technical ; information on which future specifications for the seismic design of bridges could be based. ; This project divided the work into 5 areas and 13 tasks, focussing on the following elements: review of current seismic design ; criteria, the seismic hazard exposure of the American highway system, foundation design and soil behavior, structural design, ; structural analysis and response, the relative importance of specific bridges and an assessment of The impact of current and ; recently completed research. ; The Seismic Research Program had a national focus, and aimed in part to address the differences In seismicity, bridge types, ; and typical design details between the central and eastern United States (CEUS) and those previously studied in California and ; the western United States. In many cases, west coast design practices required considerable modification before ; implementation in the CEUS. ; The project resulted in 34 research reports, of which 31 are summarized in thls document. Seventeen of the reports have been ; published as National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (NCEER) or Mult~d~sciplrnaCrye nter for Earthquake ; Engineering Research (MCEER) reports. The research agenc~esf'm al reports for the other tasks are available from MCEER ; upon request. ; An independent assessment of the results and potential impact of this project was performed under Task E of this contract. This ; impact assessment report, to be published by FHWA (or MCEER), has identified critical topics that should be addressed in ; seismic bridge design specifications and contains a "straw man" for a set of bridge design guidelines. This impact assessment ; is contained in Report No. MCEER 99-0009.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTFH61-92-C-00112
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/25330/dot_25330_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.93 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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