FHWA Funds Research on Earthquake and Multi-Hazard Protection of Highway Bridges

Project Advisory Panel

Harry Capers, New Jersey DOT
George Christian, New York DOT
Ian Friedland, FHWA
Firas Ibrahim, FHWA
Roy Imbsen, Imbsen and Associates
Tim Ingham, T.Y. Lin International
John Kulicki, Modjeski & Masters
Joe Penzien, ICEC, Inc.
Rich Pratt, Alaska DOT
Kevin Thompson, Caltrans
Ed Wasserman, Tennessee DOT
W. Phil Yen, FHWA, COTR and Acting Chairman
George Lee, MCEER, Project Director
Jerome O’Connor, MCEER Project Manager

New research is underway by MCEER investigators on earthquake and multiple hazard protection of bridges. The project is targeted to support the long-term bridge safety, reliability, and security, research and development program developed by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Research is focused on four major areas:

Multiple Hazard and Extreme Events for Structure Design of Highway Bridges
Seismic Behavior and Design of Accelerated (or Modular) Bridge Construction
Advanced Technology for Seismic Protection of Highway Bridges
Technology Transfer, including the 5th National Seismic Conference (see announcement), and international workshops, conferences and cooperative program enhancement

The recent professional development seminar on Accelerated Bridge Construction (see review below) is part of the second area, where engineering practitioners came to provide their input to the research team, and then shared their expertise with the broader engineering community.

The project advisory panel, chaired by FHWA’s Dr. W. Phil Yen, held its first meeting in Washington D.C. August 11, 2005. The Panel’s mission is to provide research direction and emphasis, help ensure that research results satisfy the needs of end users and bridge designers, recommend individuals to serve as task advisors/partners, and other issues as required.

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