R 12.1 Bridge Resilience to Seismic Events
Thursday, February 10 17:15 - 18:45 (Calgary)
Chair : Mr. Kiyohiro IMAI, Chair of PIARC TC 4.2, Japan
Bridge resilience to seismic events can be represented as a combined measure of bridge mitigation and its recovery after seismic events. With regard to road bridges, seismic events have caused severe damage to road bridges in seismic areas that have resulted in closing of road networks. For this session, papers which describe mitigation to accommodate effects due to seismic events, damage-resilience of road bridges in Seismic areas and seismic retrofit techniques to enhance resilience of road bridges are invited and discussed during the session.
Welcome and session introduction
• Mr. Kiyohiro IMAI, Chair of PIARC TC 4.2, Japan
Presentations
Assessing Resilience of Infrastructure: Seismic Retrofitting of New Zealand Bridges
• J. Hansby, New Zealand
Seismic Retrofit of a Long-Span Suspension Bridge with emphasis on Tower-Girder Collision Problem
• K. Endo, Japan and Y. Mizokami, Japan
Seismic isolation as an effective technique within the framework of the national project for the seismic evaluation and retrofit of Swiss highway bridges
• D. Papastergiou, Switzerland
Assessment of the bridge vulnerability to resonance phenomenon in a seismic event
• A.B. Menéndez Corra, Spain
Questions and Answers
• Mr. Kiyohiro IMAI, Chair of PIARC TC 4.2, Japan
Conclusion
• Mr. Kiyohiro IMAI, Chair of PIARC TC 4.2, Japan
Session Organiser: Mr. Kiyohiro IMAI, Chair of PIARC TC 4.2, Japan
Session Secretary: Mr. Joseph HARTMANN, English-speaking secretary of PIARC TC 4.2, USA