FHWA Contract Task Statements

Year 3 Research Task Statements

Loss Estimation Methodologies
Task B1-2	Enhancements and Programming of REDARS Stuart D. Werner, Seismic Systems & Engineering Consultants
Task B1-3	Fragility Curves for Seismically Retrofitted Bridges and Effect of Retrofit on Transportation Network Performance M. Shinozuka, University of California, Irvine
Task B1-4	Transportation Model Improvements for REDARS Ronald T. Eguchi, ImageCat, Inc.
Special Bridges
Task C2-2	Effect of Pile Spacing on the Lateral Stiffness of Pile Groups--Static Analysis Studies Geoffrey R. Martin, University of Southern California
Task C2-3	Effect of Pile Spacing on the Lateral Stiffness of Pile Groups--Dynamic Analysis Studies I. Po Lam, Earth Mechanics, Inc.
Task C2-4	Pile Group Foundation Design for Liquefaction-Induced Lateral Displacement--Centrifuge and Analytical Studies Ricardo Dobry, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Geoffrey R. Martin, University of Southern California
Task C3-2	Seismic Performance of Bridges with Steel Superstructures Ian G. Buckle and Ahmad Itani, University of Nevada, Reno; and Michel Bruneau, University at Buffalo
Task C3-3	Seismic Retrofit of Steel Truss Piers Michel Bruneau, University at Buffalo
Seismic Response Modification Devices
Task D1-3	Displacement Estimates for Isolated Bridges Andrew Whittaker, University at Buffalo
Task D1-4	Property Modification Factors for Seismic Isolation Devices Andrew Whittaker, University at Buffalo
Task D2-2	Develop and Evaluate a Prototype Intelligent Passive Seismic Response Modification Device George C. Lee and Zach Liang, University at Buffalo
Task D3-2	Seismic Response Modification Strategies for Special Bridges George C. Lee, University at Buffalo
Geotechnical and Foundation Engineering
Task E1-2	Foundation Design for Liquefaction-Induced Displacements Geoffrey R. Martin, University of Southern California
Task E1-3	Moment Ductility of Prestressed Concrete Piles Yan Xiao and Geoffrey R. Martin, University of Southern California
Task E2-1	Liquefaction and Remediation in Silty Soils Sabanayagam Thevanayagam, University at Buffalo; and Geoffrey R. Martin, University of Southern California
Technology Exchange and Transfer
Task G2-1	3rd FHWA National Seismic Conference and Workshop on Bridges and Highways George Lee, MCEER; and Ian Buckle, University of Nevada, Reno
Task G3-4	18th U.S.-Japan Bridge Engineering Workshop David H. Sanders, University of Nevada, Reno
Task G3-5	Third International Workshop on Performance Based Seismic Design and Retrofit of Transportation Facilities Ian G. Buckle, University of Nevada, Reno
Task G3-6	U.S.-PRC Workshop on Earthquake Engineering for Highway Bridges George C. Lee, University at Buffalo

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Year 3 Research Task Statements

Loss Estimation Methodologies

Task B1-2

Enhancements and Programming of REDARS Stuart D. Werner, Seismic Systems & Engineering Consultants

Task B1-3

Fragility Curves for Seismically Retrofitted Bridges and Effect of Retrofit on Transportation Network Performance M. Shinozuka, University of California, Irvine

Task B1-4

Transportation Model Improvements for REDARS Ronald T. Eguchi, ImageCat, Inc.

Special Bridges

Task C2-2

Effect of Pile Spacing on the Lateral Stiffness of Pile Groups--Static Analysis Studies Geoffrey R. Martin, University of Southern California

Task C2-3

Effect of Pile Spacing on the Lateral Stiffness of Pile Groups--Dynamic Analysis Studies I. Po Lam, Earth Mechanics, Inc.

Task C2-4

Pile Group Foundation Design for Liquefaction-Induced Lateral Displacement--Centrifuge and Analytical Studies Ricardo Dobry, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Geoffrey R. Martin, University of Southern California

Task C3-2

Seismic Performance of Bridges with Steel Superstructures Ian G. Buckle and Ahmad Itani, University of Nevada, Reno; and Michel Bruneau, University at Buffalo

Task C3-3

Seismic Retrofit of Steel Truss Piers Michel Bruneau, University at Buffalo

Seismic Response Modification Devices

Task D1-3

Displacement Estimates for Isolated Bridges Andrew Whittaker, University at Buffalo

Task D1-4

Property Modification Factors for Seismic Isolation Devices Andrew Whittaker, University at Buffalo

Task D2-2

Develop and Evaluate a Prototype Intelligent Passive Seismic Response Modification Device George C. Lee and Zach Liang, University at Buffalo

Task D3-2

Seismic Response Modification Strategies for Special Bridges George C. Lee, University at Buffalo

Geotechnical and Foundation Engineering

Task E1-2

Foundation Design for Liquefaction-Induced Displacements Geoffrey R. Martin, University of Southern California

Task E1-3

Moment Ductility of Prestressed Concrete Piles Yan Xiao and Geoffrey R. Martin, University of Southern California

Task E2-1

Liquefaction and Remediation in Silty Soils Sabanayagam Thevanayagam, University at Buffalo; and Geoffrey R. Martin, University of Southern California

Technology Exchange and Transfer

Task G2-1

3rd FHWA National Seismic Conference and Workshop on Bridges and Highways George Lee, MCEER; and Ian Buckle, University of Nevada, Reno

Task G3-4

18th U.S.-Japan Bridge Engineering Workshop David H. Sanders, University of Nevada, Reno

Task G3-5

Third International Workshop on Performance Based Seismic Design and Retrofit of Transportation Facilities Ian G. Buckle, University of Nevada, Reno

Task G3-6

U.S.-PRC Workshop on Earthquake Engineering for Highway Bridges George C. Lee, University at Buffalo

Enhancements and Programming of REDARS
Stuart D. Werner, Seismic Systems & Engineering Consultants

Fragility Curves for Seismically Retrofitted Bridges and Effect of Retrofit on Transportation Network Performance
M. Shinozuka, University of California, Irvine

Transportation Model Improvements for REDARS
Ronald T. Eguchi, ImageCat, Inc.

Effect of Pile Spacing on the Lateral Stiffness of Pile Groups--Static Analysis Studies
Geoffrey R. Martin, University of Southern California

Effect of Pile Spacing on the Lateral Stiffness of Pile Groups--Dynamic Analysis Studies
I. Po Lam, Earth Mechanics, Inc.

Pile Group Foundation Design for Liquefaction-Induced Lateral Displacement--Centrifuge and Analytical Studies
Ricardo Dobry, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Geoffrey R. Martin, University of Southern California

Seismic Performance of Bridges with Steel Superstructures
Ian G. Buckle and Ahmad Itani, University of Nevada, Reno; and Michel Bruneau, University at Buffalo

Seismic Retrofit of Steel Truss Piers
Michel Bruneau, University at Buffalo

Displacement Estimates for Isolated Bridges
Andrew Whittaker, University at Buffalo

Property Modification Factors for Seismic Isolation Devices
Andrew Whittaker, University at Buffalo

Develop and Evaluate a Prototype Intelligent Passive Seismic Response Modification Device
George C. Lee and Zach Liang, University at Buffalo

Seismic Response Modification Strategies for Special Bridges
George C. Lee, University at Buffalo

Foundation Design for Liquefaction-Induced Displacements
Geoffrey R. Martin, University of Southern California

Moment Ductility of Prestressed Concrete Piles
Yan Xiao and Geoffrey R. Martin, University of Southern California

Liquefaction and Remediation in Silty Soils
Sabanayagam Thevanayagam, University at Buffalo; and Geoffrey R. Martin, University of Southern California

3rd FHWA National Seismic Conference and Workshop on Bridges and Highways
George Lee, MCEER; and Ian Buckle, University of Nevada, Reno

18th U.S.-Japan Bridge Engineering Workshop
David H. Sanders, University of Nevada, Reno

Third International Workshop on Performance Based Seismic Design and Retrofit of Transportation Facilities
Ian G. Buckle, University of Nevada, Reno

U.S.-PRC Workshop on Earthquake Engineering for Highway Bridges
George C. Lee, University at Buffalo