Principal Investigator(s) and
Institution(s)
Michel Bruneau, University at Buffalo
Objective
and Approach:
This task will support a workshop to be held in
June of 2000 in Las Vegas, NV to provide input to the NCHRP 12-49 team on
the seismic provisions they have developed regarding steel design.
These provisions will eventually be recommended to AASHTO for
adoption into their bridge specifications.
The workshop will convene a group of experts in steel and seismic
engineering that will review and discuss the proposed steel provisions.
During the workshop they will be asked to answer three questions:
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Are the
proposed provisions answering needs identified in past projects?
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Are there
parts of the proposed provisions that are not feasible?
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What is
missing from the proposed provisions that should be added?
To answer
these questions, a two-day workshop will be held during which the subject
provisions will be presented by key members of the 12-49 team and the
participants will discuss the provisions.
Anticipated Start Date and Duration
May, 2000 – 2 months
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