00746753

Component

This article briefly describes the California Department of Transportation's seismic retrofit program. Developments and advances in earthquake engineering and seismic design of bridges was prompted by seismic events, including the 1971 San Fernando earthquake, the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, and the 1994 Northridge earthquake. The seismic design and retrofit concepts that have been developed are now widely applied outside of California.

English

p. 14-17

1998-1

TR News

Photos (5) ; Tables (1)

Bridge design; Bridges; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant design; Retrofitting; Structural design

California

Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls

TRIS, TRB

Mar 19 1998 12:00AM

• 50 YEARS OF SERVICE
• BENEFITS OF BRIDGIT SOFTWARE
• BRIDGE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE PROGRAMS
• BRIDGES AS SYMBOLS: POINT OF VIEW
• CONDITION OF THE NATION'S HIGHWAY BRIDGES: A LOOK AT THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
• ENSURING SAFETY AGAINST CATASTROPHIC FAILURES
• FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION'S NONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION VALIDATION CENTER
• HIGH-PERFORMANCE CONCRETE: A SUPERIOR SOLUTION
• HIGH-PERFORMANCE STEEL: NEW HORIZON IN STEEL BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION
• MANAGING MINNESOTA'S HIGHWAY BRIDGES
• NEW DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS TO PROMOTE UNIFORM SAFETY
• PERSPECTIVES ON FUTURE HIGHWAY BRIDGE DESIGN: AESTHETICS AND ECONOMICS: WHICH FIRST?
• PERSPECTIVES ON FUTURE HIGHWAY BRIDGE DESIGN: CROSSING INTO A NEW AGE
• PERSPECTIVES ON FUTURE HIGHWAY BRIDGE DESIGN: HIGHWAY BRIDGES OF THE FUTURE
• PERSPECTIVES ON FUTURE HIGHWAY BRIDGE DESIGN: TOMORROW'S STEEL BRIDGES
• PROGRAM MANAGEMENT ISSUES
• PROOF LOAD TESTING IN MICHIGAN
• RESEARCH PAYS OFF: MODERN AND COMPREHENSIVE BRIDGE DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS
• STRENGTHENING AND REHABILITATION USING CARBON FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER
• TECHNOLOGY OF THE FUTURE
• TRENDS AND ISSUES IN TRANSPORTATION: TRB'S 1997 FIELD VISIT PROGRAM