Seismic Risk Mitigation for Ports to Be Examined in Full-Scale Tests

This article describes a series of tests funded by the National Science Foundation to determine seismic risk for U.S. ports. The $3.6-million project is called the Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation Research Grand Challenge: Seismic Risk Mitigation for Port Systems. The research team includes civil engineers, logistics experts and consultants who have experience with seismic hazard issues related to ports. Three areas of vulnerability have been cited, and include liquefaction of soils supporting port structures, connections between the piles and decks of wharves, and the deformation of container cranes. The project will conduct field tests to assess the effectiveness of soil improvement measures to stiffen liquefiable soil, and prefabricated vertical drains to help prevent water pressure from building up in the soil.

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• Authors:
  • Trimbath, Karen
• Publication Date: 2006-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Pagination: p 35
• Serial:
  • Civil Engineering
  • Volume: 76
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0885-7024
  • Serial URL: http://www.pubs.asce.org/ceonline/newce/html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Earthquake resistant design; Liquefaction; Ports; Support piles; Testing
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01031822
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 5 2006 7:48AM