Highway bridge seismic design: summary of FHWA/MCEER project on seismic vulnerability of new highway construction

• Published in: Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration Vol. 1; no. 1; pp. 10 - 19
• Main Authors: Friedland, Ian M., Buckle, Ian G., Lee, George C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Nature B.V 01-06-2002; Applied Technology Council, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Suite 700, Washington D. C., 20004, USA%Department of Civil Engineering, University of Nevada-Reno, Mail Stop 258, Reno, Nevada, 89557, USA%Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, University at Buffalo, Red Jacket Quadrangle, Buffalo, New York, 14260, USA
• Subjects: behavior; Bridges; design; Design criteria; Design engineering; Earthquake engineering; Earthquakes; exposure; foundation; ground; Ground motion; hazard; Highway construction; input; motion; responseanalysis; Seismic; Seismic activity; Seismic engineering; Seismic hazard; Seismic surveys; soil; specifications; structural; Structural engineering; foundation design; ground motion input; structural responseanalysis; bridges; soil behavior; Seismic design specifications; seismic hazard exposure
• ISSN: 1671-3664; 1993-503X
• DOI: 10.1007/s11803-002-0002-4

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) sponsored a large, multi-year project conducted by theMultidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER) titled "Seismic Vulnerability of New HighwayConstruction" (MCEER Project 112), which was completed in 1998. MCEER coordinated the work of many researchers, whoperformed studies on the seismic design and vulnerability analysis of highway bridges, tunnels, and retaining structures.Extensive research was conducted to provide revisions and improvements to current design and detailing approaches andnational design specifications for highway bridges. The program included both analytical and experimental studies, andaddressed seismic hazard exposure and ground motion input for the U.S. highway system; foundation design and soil behavior;structural importance, analysis, and response; structural design issues and details; and structural design criteria.