EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT DETAILS FOR CONCRETE BRIDGES

THE DAMAGE CAUSED TO BRIDGES DURING THE ALASKAN EARTHQUAKE OF 1964, BY FORCES ACTING ON THEM WHICH WERE QUITE DIFFERENT FROM THE ACCELERATION FORCES PROVIDED FOR IN BRIDGE DESIGN CRITERIA, IS DESCRIBED. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MAKING BRIDGES MORE RESISTANT TO THESE FORCES ARE PRESENTED. /RRL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • pp 261-267, 7 PHOT
• Corporate Authors:

  Intl Symp Concr Bridge Des Proc /Can

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• Authors:
  • Lium, R G
• Publication Date: 1969

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete bridges; Earthquakes; Force; Loss and damage; Recommendations; Structural analysis
• Old TRIS Terms: Resistance
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00208685
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Road Research Laboratory /UK
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 23 1970 12:00AM