Multiple-Hazard Design Principles for Highway Bridges
Project Information
Project ID:
FHWA-PROJ-08-0013
Project Abstract:
Safety is one of the highest priorities among all design considerations of highway bridges. Extreme hazard loadings, such as earthquake, flooding, vessel collision, scouring, wind, and traffic overload have caused a significant number of bridge failures nationwide. Developing solutions to effectively deal with unexpected hazard loadings has been a significant challenge facing the bridge engineering community. Under the current American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials load resistance factor design bridge design specifications, design safety of a highway bridge is measured by a uniform reliability. The design of individual natural hazard loadings, such as earthquake, is considered independently and is not consistent with other natural hazards or service loadings. This project seeks the solution of developing the bridge design principles/criteria that will be consistency in all natural hazards either an individual or a combined event.
Goals
This study will develop a fundamental design methodology and criteria to evaluate and compare the impact of multiple hazards on highway bridges.
Research HUB ID:
7669
Project Status:
Completed
Project Funding Amount (Contract Award Amount):
$2,994,000.00
Start Date:
End Date:
Public Access Plan:
No
FHWA Program Area:
- Infrastructure
Fiscal Year / AMRP Program / AMRP Activity:
- FY 2002-2022 / Infrastructure / Structures
Project Outputs:
Design criteria recommendation for multihazards. [Source: FHWA, PMSS Database (2013)]
AMRP = Annual Modal Research Plan
Contact Information
Team:
Infrastructure Analysis and Construction Team
Office:
Office of Infrastructure Research and Development
Office Code:
HRDI-20
Management Organizations
Sponsor Organization
Organization Role:
Sponsor Organization
Organization:
Federal Highway Administration: Office of Research, Development, and Technology - Office of Infrastructure Research and Development
Contact Role:
Project Lead
Contact:
Managing Organization
Organization Role:
Project Managing Organization
Organization:
Federal Highway Administration: Office of Research, Development, and Technology - Office of Infrastructure Research and Development
Contact Role:
Project Contact
Contact:
Performing Organization
Organization Role:
Performing Organization
Organization:
Federal Highway Administration: Office of Research, Development, and Technology - Office of Infrastructure Research and Development
Contact Role:
Project Contact
Contact: