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DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS FOR HIGHWAY BRIDGES - IISEE

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6.2.4 Seismic Earth Pressure<br />

(1) Seismic earth pressure shall be determined with careful consideration of factors<br />

such as structural type, soil conditions, level of earthquake ground motions and<br />

dynamic behavior of the ground.<br />

(2) Seismic earth pressure shall be assumed as a distributed load. The strength of an<br />

active earth pressure shall be calculated by Equation (6.2.4)<br />

P EA<br />

= rxK EA<br />

+ q’K EA<br />

・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・(6.2.4)<br />

where<br />

P EA<br />

: Active earth pressure strength (kN/m 2 ) during an earthquake at depth x (m)<br />

K EA<br />

: Coefficient of seismic active earth pressure to be calculated by Equation<br />

(6.2.5)<br />

1) Between soil and concrete<br />

Sand or gravel: K EA<br />

= 0.21 + 0.90kh<br />

Sandy soil : K EA<br />

= 0.24 + 1.08kh<br />

2) Between soil and soil<br />

Sand or gravel: K EA<br />

= 0.22 + 0.81kh<br />

Sandy soil : K EA<br />

= 0.26 + 0.97kh<br />

・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・(6.2.5)<br />

kh<br />

: Design horizontal seismic coefficient used in seismic earth pressure<br />

calculation<br />

r : Unit weight of soil (kN/m 3 )<br />

q’ : Surcharge on the ground surface during an earthquake (kN/m 2 )<br />

Here, q’ shall be the surcharge actually acting during an earthquake, excluding<br />

vehicular live load.<br />

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