Operating Manual for Importing Texas Bridge Data into ShakeCast

Increases in the rate of seismicity in Texas and in neighboring states since 2008 motivated recent Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) research (0-6916), which characterized seismic hazards and bridge fragility, or likelihood of damage based on ground shaking intensity, in Texas; these factors were combined to develop a post-earthquake inspection plan. In this implementation project (5-6916-01), these research outcomes were incorporated into a conversion software—the TexasBridgeDataConverter.exe—to facilitate use of ShakeCast, the software developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to automate the process of identifying and prioritizing post-earthquake inspection needs. The research team (1) developed a new software for updating the TxDOT bridge inventory and associated fragility functions in ShakeCast; (2) incorporated updated Vs30 maps into USGS ShakeMaps, which are used to estimate ground shaking levels in the ShakeCast software; and (3) created an operating manual and conducted a virtual workshop for TxDOT personnel on how to use ShakeCast and the researcher-developed software for inventory updating.

• Record URL:
  https://library.ctr.utexas.edu/ctr-publications/5-6916-01-1.pdf
• Summary URL:
  https://library.ctr.utexas.edu/Presto/catalogid=38142
• Summary URL:
  https://library.ctr.utexas.edu/Presto/catalogid=38141
• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56546
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Report date July 2020; published October 2020. Project Title: Implementation of TxDOT Seismic Vulnerability Measures and Post-Event Actions.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Texas, Austin

  Center for Transportation Research
  3925 W. Braker Lane, 4th Floor
  Austin, TX  United States  78759

  Texas Department of Transportation

  Research and Technology Implementation Office, P.O. Box 5080
  Austin, TX  United States  78763-5080

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Khosravikia, Farid
  • Li, Meibai
  • Grigoratos, Iason
  • Clayton, Patricia
  • Rathje, Ellen M
  • Cox, Brady
  • Williamson, Eric
• Publication Date: 2020-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Technical Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 32p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Computer program documentation; Information processing; Seismicity; Software; Workshops
• Identifier Terms: ShakeCast (Software); Texas Department of Transportation
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Data and Information Technology; Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01757419
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/TX-20/5-6916-01-1, 5-6916-01-1
• Contract Numbers: 5-6916-01
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Nov 10 2020 9:19AM