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Recommended LRFD Guidelines for the Seismic Design of Highway Bridges
(2003)
The Recommended Guidelines consist of specifications, commentary, and appendices developed to be compatible with the existing load-and-resistance-factor design (LRFD) provisions for highway bridges published by AASHTO. ...
Promoting Seismic Safety: Guidance for Advocates
(2004)
Authored by social science and policy researchers at the three earthquake engineering research centers – the Mid-America Earthquake Center, the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research center, and MCEER – this report distills ...
Recommended LRFD Guidelines for the Seismic Design of Highway Bridges
(2003)
The Recommended Guidelines consist of specifications, commentary, and appendices developed to be compatible with the existing load-and-resistance-factor design (LRFD) provisions for highway bridges published by AASHTO. ...
The Marmara, Turkey Earthquake of August 17, 1999: Reconnaissance Report
(2000)
The report documents the damage caused by the 1999 earthquake that affected the Marmara region in the Kocaeli Province of Turkey. It discusses the seismological characteristics (magnitude, seismic moment, epicenter, ...
Experimental Investigation of P-Delta Effects to Collapse During Earthquakes
(2001)
This report addresses structural safety and the risk of damage, by determining the collapse performance limit in engineering terms. It documents an experimental study of the P-delta effect on a Single Degree of Freedom ...
Student Research Accomplishments: 2000-2001
(2001)
Since its inception, MCEER has included student efforts throughout its research program in earthquake engineering and earthquake hazards mitigation. Many former students are now in academia, professional practice or ...
Updating Real-Time Earthquake Loss Estimates: Methods, Problems and Insights
(2001)
This report summarizes the results of a project to reexamine earthquake loss estimation methods in an effort to develop a method for applying Gallup-like statistical procedures to rapidly update earthquake loss estimates. ...
Seismic Response of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Pier Walls in the Weak Direction
(2000)
This research consists of an experimental and and an analytical study. The experimental study evaluates the out-of-plane seismic behavior of representative bridge pier walls that exist in the US. The analytical study ...
Overcoming Obstacles to Implementing Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Policies: Stage 1 Report
(2001)
This stage one report is the result of a project on overcoming obstacles to implementing earthquake hazard mitigation policies. The report identifies fundamental implementation concepts, followed by an overview of the ...