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Literature survey -- seismic effects on highway bridges

Iwasaki, T.; Penzien, Joseph; Clough, Ray W.

UCB/EERC-72/11, Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California, Berkeley, 1972-11, 433 pages (710.6/I961/1972)

Descriptions of the damages sustained by bridge structures during moderate to severe earthquakes in many countries are given. Particular emphasis is placed on the damages occurring in Japan where the incidence of damage has been considerable. Surveys of important research investigations on seismic effects on bridges are presented. These investigations are classified into the following categories: (1) Seismicity, (2) Characteristics of strong ground motions, (3) Bearing capacity and stability of soils, (4) Earth pressures, (5) Hydraulic pressures, (6) Dynamic properties of bridges, (7) Field measurements of earthquake response of bridges, (8) Dynamic analyses of bridges, and (9) Laboratory experiments. Specifications for the earthquake-resistant design of bridges as used by many organizations are also included.

Available online: http://nisee.berkeley.edu/documents/EERC/EERC-72-11.pdf (110 MB)