Wave crashing

Following a devastating earthquake (the Tohoku Earthquake) and resulting tsunami in March of 2011, Japanese officials are taking a closer look at their susceptibility to this type of natural disaster, especially concerning the threat tsunamis pose to their bridge infrastructure. The Federal Highway Administration toured the area in July of 201, and some of the damaged bridges which they viewed are described. Some recommendations are made as to improvements for the future, and implications for California's Department of Transportation (Caltrans) are discussed.

• Record URL:
  http://roadsbridges.com/archive
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/11660022
• Authors:
  • Wilson, Bill
• Publication Date: 2011-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: pp 22, 24-25
• Serial:
  • Roads & Bridges
  • Volume: 49
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: Scranton Gillette Communications
  • ISSN: 8750-9229
  • Serial URL: http://www.roadsbridges.com/rb/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge engineering; Earthquake engineering; Infrastructure; Tsunamis
• Identifier Terms: California Department of Transportation; Tohoku Earthquake (Japan), March 11, 2011
• Geographic Terms: Tohoku Region (Japan)
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Security and Emergencies; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01355183
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 26 2011 2:10PM