EARTHQUAKE-RESISTANT DESIGN FOR RAILWAY STRUCTURES

Serious damage was caused to railway structures by the Hyogoken-Nanbu earthquake which struck Hyogo Prefecture on 17 January 1995. After the earthquake, many groups set about investigating the reasons for the damage using static and dynamic analyses. This paper describes the contemporary earthquake-resistant design method used for bridges, the cause of damage to bridges as elucidated by some of the analyses of the Hyogoken-Nanbu earthquake, and issues related to a new earthquake resistant design method.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Railway Technical Research Institute

  2-8-38, Hikari-cho, Kokubunji-shi
  Tokyo 185,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • Nishimura, A
• Publication Date: 1996-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 128-138
• Serial:
  • Railway Technical Research Institute, Quarterly Reports
  • Volume: 37
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Railway Technical Research Institute/Tetsudo Gijutsu Kenkyujo
  • ISSN: 0033-9008
  • Serial URL: http://www.rtri.or.jp/eng/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge design; Bridges; Disaster preparedness; Earthquake resistant design; Earthquakes; Liquefaction; Structural analysis; Structural design
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Environment; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00734746
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 12 1997 12:00AM