NEW SPECIFICATIONS FOR EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT DESIGN OF JAPANESE HIGHWAY BRIDGES

This paper briefly discusses the history of seismic design provisions for highway bridges in Japan, and introduces the new specifications (Japan Road Association, 1980) for earthquake-resistant highway bridge design. (Author)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Seismic Research for Highway Bridges (US-Japan Program) is a collection of Papers Reprinted Directly from the United States-Japan Cooperative Program on Natural Resources (UJNR) Panel on Wind and Seismic Effects; and the Proceedings of the US-Japan Seminars on Repair and Retrofit of Structures, 1979 to 1984.
• Corporate Authors:

  Pittsburgh University, Pittsburgh

  Department of Civil Engineering
  Pittsburgh, PA  United States  15261

  National Science Foundation

  1800 G Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20550
• Authors:
  • KURIBAYASHI, E
  • IWASAKI, T
  • Veda, O
• Publication Date: 1984-6

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 15-338
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Pittsburgh University, Pittsburgh
  • Publisher: Pittsburgh University, Pittsburgh

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge design; Bridges; Earthquake resistant design; Earthquake resistant structures; Highway bridges; Seismicity; Specifications; Structural design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Seismic response
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00393999
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1985 12:00AM