DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS FOR HIGHWAY BRIDGES - IISEE
DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS FOR HIGHWAY BRIDGES - IISEE
DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS FOR HIGHWAY BRIDGES - IISEE
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Chapter 2 Basic Principles for Seismic Design<br />
2.1 Fundamentals of Seismic Design<br />
(1) In the seismic design of a bridge, the seismic performance required depending on<br />
the levels of design earthquake ground motion and the importance of the bridge<br />
shall be ensured.<br />
(2) In the seismic design, topographical, geological and soil conditions, site conditions,<br />
etc. shall be taken into account. A structural type with high seismic performance<br />
shall be selected. Necessary seismic performance shall be secured in the design of<br />
individual structural members of the bridge and the entire bridge system.<br />
2.2 Principles of Seismic Design<br />
(1) Two levels of design earthquake ground motions shall be considered in the seismic<br />
design of a bridge. The first level corresponds to an earthquake with high<br />
probability of occurrence during the bridge service life (called “ Level 1 Earthquake<br />
Ground Motion” hereafter), and the second level corresponds to an earthquake with<br />
less probability of occurrence during the bridge service life but strong enough to<br />
cause critical damage (called “Level 2 Earthquake Ground Motion”). For the Level 2<br />
Earthquake Ground Motion, two types of earthquake ground motion shall be taken<br />
into account, namely, Type I of an interplate earthquake with a large magnitude<br />
and Type II of an inland near-field type earthquake.<br />
(2) Depending on the importance factors such as road class, bridge functions and<br />
structural characteristics, bridges shall be classified into two groups: bridges of<br />
standard importance (Class A), and bridges of high importance (Class B). The<br />
definitions of the importance classification are specified in Section 2.3.<br />
(3) Seismic performances of bridges shall have the following three levels, in view of the<br />
seismic behavior of bridges:<br />
1) Seismic Performance Level 1<br />
Performance level of a bridge keeping its sound functions during an earthquake.<br />
2) Seismic Performance Level 2<br />
Performance level of a bridge sustaining limited damages during an earthquake<br />
and capable of recovery within a short period.<br />
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