AASHTO guide specifications for LRFD seismic bridge design.

Covers seismic design for typical bridge types and applies to non-critical and non-essential bridges. Approved as an alternate to the seismic provisions in the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications. Differs from the current procedures in the LRFD Specifications in the use of displacement-based de...

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New Title:	AASHTO guide specifications for LRFD seismic bridge design
Corporate Author:	American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Subcommittee on Bridges and Structures
Other Authors:	Imbsen, Roy A.
Format:	Reference Material
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, [2009-2010]
Edition:	1st ed./2009.
Subjects:	Bridges > Design and construction > Specifications > United States. Bridges > Earthquake effects. Earthquake resistant design.

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Summary:	Covers seismic design for typical bridge types and applies to non-critical and non-essential bridges. Approved as an alternate to the seismic provisions in the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications. Differs from the current procedures in the LRFD Specifications in the use of displacement-based design procedures, instead of the traditional force-based "R-Factor" method. Includes detailed guidance and commentary on earthquake resisting elements and systems, global design strategies, demand modeling, capacity calculation, and liquefaction effects. Capacity design procedures underpin the Guide Specifications' methodology; includes prescriptive detailing for plastic hinging regions and design requirements for capacity protection of those elements that should not experience damage.
Published:	Ceased in 2010.
Item Description:	"Publication code: LRFDSEIS-1." "The work was sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration, and was conducted in the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP), which is administrated by the Transportation Research Board of the National Research Council ... NCHRP Project 20-07, Task 193 - principal investigator, Roy A. Imbsen of Imbsen Consulting."--Acknowledgments, p. vi.
Physical Description:	1 volume (loose-leaf) : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9781560513964 1560513969
Related Items:	Continued by: AASHTO guide specifications for LRFD seismic bridge design, 2nd ed., published in 2011.