IMPLEMENTATION OF SEISMIC DESIGN AND RETROFIT PROCEDURES FOR HIGHWAY BRIDGES

This is a summary of recent advances in earthquake bridge design which takes into account the performance of substructures under high lateral loads. Efforts by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to provide training in the latest design and retrofit procedures are also described. It is noted that for earthquake design, the critical bridge elements are the substructure and foundations, and their connections to the superstructure. The past performance of bridges is reviewed, substructure and superstructure damage that can be caused by earthquakes is noted, and current seismic design philosophy is briefly discussed. Work to evaluate the seismic design and retrofit of highway structures include the following: development of a state-of-the-art, nationally accepted seismic design specification; development of comprehensive, practical guidelines for seismic retrofitting of bridges; and development of a user-firendly microcomputer program for seismic analysis of bridges.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Highway Administration

  Office of Research and Development, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Krylowski, T
  • Buckle, I G
• Publication Date: 1989-6

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 1-5
• Serial:
  • Public Roads
  • Volume: 53
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Federal Highway Administration
  • ISSN: 0033-3735
  • Serial URL: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge design; Bridge substructures; Bridge superstructures; Bridges; Computer programs; Earthquake resistant design; Earthquake resistant structures; Microcomputers; Retrofitting; Seismicity; Specifications; Structural analysis; Structural design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Seismic response
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00485151
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 30 1989 12:00AM