DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS FOR HIGHWAY BRIDGES - IISEE
DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS FOR HIGHWAY BRIDGES - IISEE
DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS FOR HIGHWAY BRIDGES - IISEE
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Chapter 1 General<br />
1.1 Scope<br />
This Part shall apply to the seismic design of highway bridges.<br />
1.2 Definition of Terms<br />
The terms used in this part are defined as below:<br />
(1) Seismic performance<br />
Performance of bridges subjected to the effects of earthquakes.<br />
(2) Limit state<br />
Limit state of a whole bridge and each structural member capable of meeting the<br />
requirements of seismic performance.<br />
(3) Liquefaction<br />
Phenomenon of destruction of a soil layer when a saturated sandy soil loses its<br />
shear strength due to a sudden rise of pore water pressure caused by earthquake<br />
ground motion.<br />
(4) Liquefaction-induced ground flow<br />
Phenomenon of the ground moving laterally due to liquefaction.<br />
(5) Ground type for seismic design<br />
Type of ground for engineering purpose, classified depending on its dynamic<br />
characteristics during an earthquake.<br />
(6) Ground surface to be considered in seismic design<br />
Ground surface assumed for seismic design.<br />
(7) Bedrock for seismic design<br />
Upper surface of a fully hard ground layer that exists over a wide area in the<br />
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