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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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