Seismic Performance of Bridge Systems with Conventional and Innovative Designs

NEES research is being conducted to determine how entire bridge systems perform during seismic events, which offers a more accurate picture of how well current design codes stand up to significant earthquakes than previous research.  In this 90 minute online webinar, University of Nevada, Reno Professor Mehdi “Saiid” Saiidi and Michael Keever of the California Department of Transportation, will explain:

• How bridge components were tested at various facilities, and results were aggregated through hybrid testing technologies
  
  
• Soil-structure effects at the footings and the abutments
  
  
• Abutment-superstructure interaction and effect on bridge piers
  
  
• The relative performance of components, bridge piers, and bridge systems
  
  
• The effectiveness of new fiber composite piers and column plastic hinges
  
  
• How the bridge model performed relative to current design assumptions and philosophies

The session will also include question and answer periods to help connect research results to the work of session participants.

This session is co-sponsored by the Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) and the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI).

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• Professor Saiid Saiidi, University of Nevada-Reno
• Mike Keever, Caltrans

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