New Japanese Technological Contributions in Earthquake Engineering

Recently in Japan bridge specifications have been revised toward performance-based design, and various innovative earthquake-resistant countermeasures have been proposed after the tragedy of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. A report on the state of the art of recent Japanese contributions in earthquake engineering is given, including buckling-restrained bracings, unbonded bracings, online network pseudo-dynamic testing, base isolation, aseismic controls, and international earthquake mitigation projects in the Asia-Pacific region, in addition to the recent revision of the Japanese specifications on roadway bridges.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.3141/trr.11s.r46jr373hm7542l6
• Record URL:
  • https://scholar.google.com/scholar_lookup?title=New+Japanese+Technological+Contributions+in+Earthquake+Engineering&author=E.+Watanabe&author=H.+Iemura&author=H.+Kanaji&author=T.+Nishioka&author=T.+Ohyama&publication_year=2005
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• Authors:
  • Watanabe, Eiichi
  • Iemura, Hirokazu
  • Kanaji, Hidesada
  • Nishioka, Tsutomu
  • Ohyama, Takumi
• Conference:
  • 6th International Bridge Engineering Conference: Reliability, Security, and Sustainability in Bridge Engineering
  • Location: Boston MA, United States
  • Date: 2005-7-17 to 2005-7-20
• Publication Date: 2005

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: pp 23-31
• Monograph Title: 6th International Bridge Engineering Conference, July 17-20, 2005
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
  • Issue Number: CD 11-S
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Base isolation; Bracing; Bridge design; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant design; Highway bridges; Specifications; State of the art
• Uncontrolled Terms: Performance based design
• Geographic Terms: Japan
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01002480
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309093813
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jul 28 2005 5:30PM