INSPECTION AND RETROFITTING FOR EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE VULNERABILITY OF HIGHWAY BRIDGES IN JAPAN

All highway bridges in Japan are supervised technologically through the authorized specifications by the Ministry of Construction. The ministry has conducted the inspection of highway bridges three times (i.e. 1971, 1976 and 1979). The first one in 1971 was to point out the deteriorated bridges liable to be damaged in earthquakes. The second in 1976 was to check the items being closely related with the possibility of damage. The third inspection in 1979 was to classify bridges according to their earthquake resistances. This paper introduces the procedure of the latest inspection and its retrofitting in 1979. (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

  Pittsburgh University, Pittsburgh

  Department of Civil Engineering
  Pittsburgh, PA  United States  15261
• Authors:
  • KURIBAYASHI, E
  • Veda, O
  • Tazaki, T
• Publication Date: 1984-6

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 667-674
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Pittsburgh University, Pittsburgh
  • Publisher: Pittsburgh University, Pittsburgh

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Earthquake resistant design; Earthquake resistant structures; Highway bridges; Inspection; Retrofitting
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00394024
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1985 12:00AM