Validation of Tsunami Design Guidelines for Coastal Bridges
The objective of this study is to develop bridge design guidelines for the estimation of tsunami loads on highway bridges. It is proposed that the work include verification of the guidelines by model testing or comparison with observed results to calibrate the predictive capability of numerical models for analysis of tsunami loads on coastal bridges. Generalized bathymetry and topography parameters will be modeled analytically and replicated experimentally. For example, options may include a shallow submarine shelf case or deep submarine trench as bathymetry and coastal plain or river valley as topography. The resulting data will be analyzed to determine their appropriateness and compared against the numerical predictions.
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Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $565000
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Contract Numbers:
TPF-5(307)
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Sponsor Organizations:
Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities
Research Development & Technology Transfer
3132 Channel Dr
Juneau, AK United StatesWashington State Department of Transportation
Transportation Building
Olympia, WA United States 98504Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration
707 N. Calvert Street
Baltimore, MD United States 21202California Department of Transportation
1227 O Street
Sacramento, CA United States 95814Oregon Department of Transportation
355 Capitol St. NE
Salem, OR United States 97301-3871Hawaii Department of Transportation
2530 Likelike Highway
Honolulu, HI United States 96817 -
Project Managers:
Lazarus, Jon
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Performing Organizations:
Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center
UC Berkeley
325 Davis Hall
Berkeley, CA United StatesOregon State University, Corvallis
101 Kearney Hall
Corvallis, OR United States 97331 -
Principal Investigators:
Lynett, Patrick
- Start Date: 20150416
- Expected Completion Date: 0
- Actual Completion Date: 20181230
- Source Data: RiP Project 42288
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Bathymetry; Bridge design; Calibration; Coastal engineering; Guidelines; Numerical analysis; Tsunamis
- Uncontrolled Terms: Verification
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Security and Emergencies;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01566816
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
- Contract Numbers: TPF-5(307)
- Files: RiP, USDOT, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Jun 23 2015 1:01AM