Next generation seismic fragility curves for california bridges incorporating the evolution in seismic design philosophy

Quantitative and qualitative assessment of the seismic risk to highway bridges is crucial in pre-earthquake planning, and post-earthquake response of transportation systems. Such assessments provide valuable knowledge about a number of principal effects of earthquakes such as traffic disruption of t...

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Main Author: Ramanathan, Karthik Narayan
Published: Georgia Institute of Technology 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1853/44883