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Seismic Isolation of Highway Bridges

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Seismic Retrofitting Manual for Highway Structures  Part 1 - Bridges and Part 2 - Retaining Structures, Slopes, Tunnels, Culverts and Roadways

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REDARS 2: Methodology and Software for Seismic Risk Analysis of Highway Systems

Synthesis Reports

REDARS Validation Report S. Cho, C.K. Huyck, S. Ghosh and R.T. Eguchi

Review of Current NDE Technologies for Post-Earthquake Assessment of Retrofitted Bridge Columns J. Song, Z. Liang and G.C. Lee

Liquefaction Remediation in Silty Soils Using Dynamic Compaction and Stone Columns S. Thevanayagam, G.R. Martin, R. Nashed, T. Shenthan, T. Kanagalingam, and N. Ecemis

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Proceedings of the Fifth National Seismic Conference on Bridges and Highways

Synthesis Reports

Bridge Foundations: Modeling Large Pile Groups and Caissons for Seismic Design G.R. Martin, H. Law and I. Po Lam

Fragility Considerations in Highway Bridge Design M. Shinozuka, S. Banerjee and S-H. Kim

Selected Bridge and Highway Reports

Geotechnical Engineering

  MCEER-07-0004   A.M. Dodds and G.R. Martin  $35.00 Modeling Pile Behavior in Large Pile Groups Under Lateral Loading.

  MCEER-06-0009   S. Thevanayagam, G.R. Martin, R. Nashed, T. Shenthan, T. Kanagalingam and N. Ecemis  $25.00 Liquefaction Remediation in Silty Soils Using Dynamic Compaction and Stone Columns.

  MCEER-03-SP08   ATC/MCEER Joint Venture  $50.00 Liquefaction Study Report. A summary of this report and an order form are available from here .

Dynamic Soil-Foundation-Structure Interaction Analysis of Large Caissons.

  MCEER-02-0003   G.Mylonakis, G.Gazetas, S.Nikolaou and A.Chauncey  $35.00 Development of Analysis and Design Procedures for Spread Footings.

  MCEER-00-0011   C-Y. Chang, C-M. Mok, Z-L. Wang, R. Settgast, F. Waggoner, M.A. Ketchum, H.M. Gonnermann, C-C. Chin  $25.00 Dynamic Soil-Foundation-Structure Interaction Analysis of Large Caissons.

  MCEER-00-0008   I.PoLam, H.Law  $25.00 Soil Structure Interaction of Bridges for Seismic Analysis.

  MCEER-99-0015   H.G. Cooke and J. K. Mitchell  $35.00 Guide to Remedial Measures for Liqufaction Mitigation at Existing Highway Bridge Sites.   MCEER-99-0010   R.Dobry, R.Ramos and M.Power  $25.00 Site Factors and Site Categories in Seismic Codes.

  MCEER-98-0018   I. PoLam, M. Kapuskar and D. Chaudhuri  $30.00 Modeling of Pile Footings and Drilled Shafts for Seismic Design.

  MCEER-98-0010   A.D.Gadre, R.Dobry  $35.00 Centrifuge Modeling of Cyclic Lateral Response of Pile-Cap Systems and Seat-Type Abutments in Dry Sands.

  MCEER-98-0005   T.L.Youd  $25.00 Screening Guide for Rapid Assessment of Liquefaction Hazard to Highway Bridges.

  NCEER-97-0022   Edited by T.L. Youd, I.M. Idriss  $35.00 Proceedings of the NCEER Workshop on Evaluation of Liquefaction Resistance of Soils. Also online is this publication's Summary Report

  NCEER-97-0011   K.L.Fishman, R.Richards, Jr., R.C.Divito  $25.00 Seismic Analysis for Design or Retrofit of Gravity Bridge Abutments.

  NCEER-96-0015   T.Leslie Youd, C.J.Beckman  $10.00 Highway Culvert Performance During Past Earthquakes.

  NCEER-95-0022   A.Nikolaou, G.Mylonakis, G.Gazetas $20.00 Kinematic Bending Moments in Seismically Stressed Piles.

  NCEER-95-0021   G.Mylonakis, A.Nikolaou, G.Gazetas  $20.00 Parametric Results for Seismic Response of Pile-Supported Bridge Bents.

Reconnaissance

  NCEER-94-0008   I.G.Buckle, B.Douglas, R.Mayes, R.Nutt, S.Thoman  $15.00 The Northridge, California Earthquake of January 17, 1994: Performance of Highway Bridges. The photographs and corresponding captions included in this report can be viewed online

Risk and Reliability

  MCEER-00-0014   S.D. Werner, C.E. Taylor, J.E. Moore III, J.S. Walton, S. Cho  $35.00 A Risk-Based Methodology for Assessing the Seismic Performance of Highway Systems.

Seismic Hazards

  MCEER-00-0013   M. Shinozuka, V. Saxena, G. Deodatis  $35.00 Effect of Spatial Variation of Ground Motion on Highway Structures.

  MCEER-99-0016   Edited by N.Abrahamson, A. Becker  $25.00 Proceedings of the MCEER Workshop on Ground Motion Methodologies for the Eastern United States.

  MCEER-99-0007   M.R. Button, C.J. Cronin and R.L. Mayes  $30.00 Effect of Vertical Ground Motions on the Structural Response of Highway Bridges.

  NCEER-97-0010   Edited by I.M. Friedland, M.S. Power and R.L.Mayes  $40.00 Proceedings of the FHWA/NCEER Workshop on the National Representation of Seismic Ground Motion for New and Existing Highway Facilities.

Structures and Systems

  MCEER-07-0015   M. Shinozuka, S. Banerjee and S-H. Kim  $35.00 Statistical and Mechanistic Fragility Analysis of Concrete Bridges.

  MCEER-07-0012   M.C. Constantinou, A.S. Whittaker, Y.Kalpakidis, D.M. Fenz and G.P. Warn  $40.00 Performance of Seismic Isolation Hardware Under Service and Seismic Loading.

  MCEER-07-0009   C.C. Marin-Artieda, A.S. Whittaker and M.C. Constantinou  $35.00 Experimental and Analytical Study of the XY-Friction Pendulum (XY-FP) Bearing for Bridge Applications.

  MCEER-07-0008   A.A. Shama, J.B. Mander, I.M. Friedland and D.R. Allicock  $30.00 Seismic Vulnerability of Timber Bridges and Timber Substructures.

  MCEER-07-0005   S. Fujikura, M. Bruneau and D. Lopez-Garcia  $35.00 Experimental Investigation of Blast Performance of Seismically Resistant Concrete-Filled Steel Tube Bridge Piers.

MCEER-07-0003   O.C. Celik and M. Bruneau  $35.00 Seismic Behavior of Bidirectional-Resistant Ductile End Diaphragms with Unbonded Braces in Straight or or Skewed Steel Bridges.

  MCEER-07-SP02   J.N. Jensen and P. Ram  $25.00 Public Health and Environmental Infrastructure Implications of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. This report can be downloaded in PDF format from here.

  MCEER-07-SP01   L. Allen, M. Fratello, J. Gotham, H. Huang, E. Mihou, J. Pollot, P. Yadav, C. Yamarino, E. Sternberg  $25.00 What Dangers Do We Face? A Preliminary Multihazard Risk Profile for New York State.

  MCEER-06-0015   S. Cho, S. Ghosh, C.K. Huyck and S.D. Werner  $25.00

User Manual and Technical Documentation for the REDARS Import Wizard

  MCEER-06-0014   Edited by W.P. Yen, J. Shen, J-Y. Chen and M. Wang  $25.00 Proceedings of the Second US-Taiwan Bridge Engineering Workshop. A workshop summary is provided.

  MCEER-06-0013   P. Dusicka, A.M. Itani and I.G. Buckle  $25.00 Cyclic Response and Low Cycle Fatigue Characteristics of Plate Steels.

  MCEER-06-0012   Edited by L.C. Fan, G.C. Lee and L. Zhang  $35.00 Proceedings of the Fourth PRC-US Workshop on Seismic Analysis and Design of Special Bridges: Advancing Bridge Technologies in Research, Design, Construction and Preservation. A workshop summary is provided.

  MCEER-06-0011   G.P. Warn and A.S. Whittaker  $35.00 A Study of the Coupled Horizontal-Vertical Behavior of Elastomeric and Lead-Rubber Seismic Isolation Bearings.

  MCEER-06-SP11   M. Power (Lead Author), K. Fishman, F. Makdisi, S. Musser, R. Richards and T.L. Youd  $60.00 Seismic Retrofitting Manual for Highway Structures: Part 2 - Retaining Structures, Slopes, Tunnels, Culverts and Roadways. A summary of this report is provided.

  MCEER-06-SP10   I.G. Buckle (Lead Author), I. Friedland, J. Mander, G. Martin, R. Nutt and M. Power  $75.00 Seismic Retrofitting Manual for Highway Structures: Part 1 - Bridges. A summary of this report is provided.

  MCEER-06-0008   J.W. Song, Z. Liang and G.C. Lee  $25.00 Review of Current NDE Technologies for Post-earthquake Assessment of Retrofitted Bridge Columns.

  MCEER-06-0007   S. Cho, C.K. Huyck, S. Ghosh and R.T. Eguchi  $30.00 REDARS Validation Report.

  MCEER-06-0006   J.W. Berman and M. Bruneau  $35.00 Further Development of Tubular Eccentrically Braced Frame Links for the Seismic Retrofit of Braced Steel Truss Bridge Piers.

  MCEER-06-SP08   S.D. Werner, C.E. Taylor, S. Cho, J.P. Lavoie, C.K. Huyck, C. Eitzel, H. Chung and R.T. Eguchi  $35.00 REDARS 2 Methodology and Software for Seismic Risk Analysis of Highway Systems.

  MCEER-06-SP07   I.G. Buckle, M. Constantinou, M. Dicleli and H. Ghasemi  $35.00 Seismic Isolation of Highway Bridges.

  MCEER-06-SP05   T. Ho, R. Donikian, T. Ingham, C. Seim and A. Pan  $35.00 Seismic Retrofitting Guidelines for Complex Steel Truss Highway Bridges.

  MCEER-06-0003   P. Dusicka, A.M. Itani and I.G. Buckle  $35.00 Built-up Shear Links as Energy Dissipators for Seismic Protection of Bridges.

  MCEER-06-SP03   Edited by K.C. Chang, K. Kawashima and I.G. Buckle  $25.00 Proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on Seismic Design and Retrofit of Transportation Facilities. A workshop summary is provided.

  MCEER-05-0004   J.W. Berman and M. Bruneau  $30.00 Approaches for the Seismic Retrofit of Braced Steel Bridge Piers and Proof-of-Concept Testing of an Eccentrically Braced Frame with Tubular Link.

  MCEER-05-0003   Edited by Lichu Fan and George C. Lee  $35.00 PRC-US Workshop on Seismic Analysis and Design of Special Bridges. A workshop summary is provided.

  MCEER-04-0011   M. Pollino and M. Bruneau  $35.00 Seismic Retrofit of Bridge Steel Truss Piers Using a Controlled Rocking Approach.

  MCEER-04-0007   K. Lee and M. Bruneau  $35.00 Seismic Vulnerability Evaluation of Axially Loaded Steel Built-up Laced Members.

  MCEER-04-0006   Edited by George C. Lee and Lichu Fan  $35.00 Second PRC-US Workshop on Seismic Analysis and Design of Special Bridges. A workshop summary is provided.

  MCEER-03-SP09   ATC/MCEER Joint Venture  $50.00 Design Examples.

  MCEER-03-0004   Edited by Lichu Fan and George C. Lee  $35.00 PRC-US Workshop on Seismic Analysis and Design of Special Bridges. A workshop summary is provided.

  MCEER-03-0002   M. Shinozuka, M.Q. Feng, H. Kim, T. Uzawa and T. Ueda  $30.00 Statistical Analysis of Fragility Curves.

  MCEER-02-0005   K.Lee and M.Bruneau  $35.00 Review of Energy Dissipation of Compression Members in Concentrically Braced Frames.

  MCEER-02-0001   P.C.Roussis, M.C.Constantinou, M.Erdik, E.Durukal, M.Dicleli  $25.00 Assessment of Performance of Bolu Viaduct in the 1999 Duzce Earthquake in Turkey.

  MCEER-01-0006   A.A. Shama, J.B. Mander, B.B. Blabac and S.S. Chen  $35.00 Experimental Investigation and Retrofit of Steel Pile Foundations and Pile Bents Under Cyclic Lateral Loadings.

  MCEER-00-0012   A.G. Vlassis, E.M. Maragakis, M. Saiid Saiidi  $30.00 Experimental Evaluation of Seismic Performance of Bridge Restrainers.

  MCEER-00-0007   J.Brown, S.K.Kunnath  $25.00 Low-Cycle Fatigue Behavior of Longitudinal Reinforcement in Reinforced Concrete Bridge Columns.

  MCEER-00-0006   N.Abo-Shadi, M.Saiidi, D.Sanders  $35.00 Seismic Response of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Pier Walls in the Weak Direction.

  MCEER-00-0004   G.Pekcan, J.Mander, S.Chen  $30.00 Seismic Retrofit of End-Sway Frames of Deck-Truss Bridges with a Supplemental Tendon System: Experimental and Analyical Investigation.

  MCEER-99-0013   P.Ritchie, N. Kauhl and J. Kulicki  $25.00 Critical Seismic Issues for Existing Steel Bridges.

  MCEER-99-0012   M.Constantinou, P.Tsopelas, A.Kasalanati, E.Wolff  $30.00 Property Modification Factors for Seismic Isolation Bearings.

  MCEER-99-0011   M.Randall, M.Saiidi, E.Maragakis and T.Isakovic  $30.00 Restrainer Design Procedures for Multi-Span Simply-Supported Bridges.

  MCEER-99-0005   J.H. Kim, J.B. Mander  $35.00 Truss Modeling of Reinforced Concrete Shear-Flexure Behavior.

  MCEER-99-0004   A. Kasalanati, M.C. Constantinou  $35.00 Experimental Study of Bridge Elastomeric and Other Isolation and Energy Dissipation Systems with Emphasis on Uplift Prevention and High Velocity Near-Source Seismic Excitation.

  MCEER-99-0003   A. Dutta, T. Kokorina, J.B. Mander  $30.00 Experimental Study on the Seismic Design and Retrofit of Bridge Columns Including Axial Load Effects.

  MCEER-98-0015   Edited by I.M. Friedland, M.C.Constantinou  $35.00 Proceedings of the U.S.-Italy Workshop on Seismic Protective Systems for Bridges.

  MCEER-98-0014   M.C. Constantinou, J.K. Quarshie  $35.00 Response Modification Factors for Seismically Isolated Bridges.

  MCEER-98-0013   R.DesRoches, G.L.Fenves  $35.00 Design Procedures for Hinge Restrainers and Hinge Seat Width for Multiple-frame Bridges.

  MCEER-98-0011   A.M.Reinhorn, V.Simeonov, G.Mylonakis, Y.Reichman  $35.00 IDARC Bridge: A Computational Platform for Seismic Damage Assessment of Bridge Structures.

  MCEER-98-0009   J.B. Mander, A.Dutta, J.H.Kim  $30.00 Fatigue Analysis of Unconfined Concrete Columns.

  MCEER-98-0007   A. Dutta, J.Mander  $35.00 Capacity Design and Fatigue Analysis of Confined Concrete Columns.

  MCEER-98-0006   P. Ritchie, N.Kauhl, J.Kulicki  $25.00 Structural Steel and Steel/Concrete Interface Details for Bridges.

  MCEER-98-0004   N.Basoz, A.Kiremidjian  $35.00 Evaluation of Bridge Damage Data from the Loma Prieta and Northridge, California Earthquakes.

  MCEER-98-0003   J.B.Mander, A.Dutta, P.Goel  $30.00 Capacity Design of Bridge Piers and the Analysis of Overstrength.

  MCEER-98-0002   A.Thomas, S.Eshenaur, J.Kulicki  $30.00 Methodologies for Evaluating the Importance of Highway Bridges.

  MCEER-98-0001   Q.Chen, B.M.Douglas, E.M.Maragakis, I.G.Buckle  $25.00 Extraction of Nonlinear Hysteretic Properties of Seismically Isolated Bridges from Quick-Release Field Tests.

  NCEER-97-0017   C.L.Mullen, A.S.Cakmak  $25.00 Seismic Fragility of Existing Conventional Reinforced Concrete Highway Bridges.

  NCEER-97-0016   T.J.Wipf, F.W.Klaiber, F.M.Russo  $35.00 Evaluation of Seismic Retrofit Methods for Reinforced Concrete Bridge Columns.

  NCEER-97-0014   J.B.Mander, C-T.Cheng  $25.00 Seismic Resistance of Bridge Piers Based on Damage Avoidance Design.

  NCEER-97-0013   C-T. Cheng, J.B.Mander  $35.00 Seismic Design of Bridge Columns Based on Control and Repairability of Damage.

  NCEER-97-0006   S.K.Kunnath, A.El-Bahy, A.Taylor, W.Stone  $30.00 Cumulative Seismic Damage of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Piers.

  NCEER-97-0002   C.Rojahn, R.Mayes, D.Anderson, J.Clark, J.Hom, R.Nutt, M.O'Rourke  $30.00 Seismic Design Criteria for Bridges and Other Highway Structures.

  NCEER-96-0014   J.B.Mander, D-K. Kim, S.S.Chen, G.J.Premus  $20.00 Response of Steel Bridge Bearings to Reversed Cyclic Loading.

  NCEER-96-0009   J.Mander, J.Kim, C.Ligozio  $20.00 Seismic Performance of a Model Reinforced Concrete Bridge Pier Before and After Retrofit.

  NCEER-96-0008   J.Mander, B.Mahmoodzadegan, S.Bhadra, S.Chen  $20.00 Seismic Evaluation of a 30-Year Old Non-ductile Highway Bridge Pier and Its Retrofit.

  NCEER-96-0006   R.Imbsen, R.Schamber, T.Osterkamp  $15.00 Establish Representative Pier Types for Comprehensive Study - West.

  NCEER-96-0005   J.Kulicki, Z.Prucz  $15.00 Establish Representative Pier Types for Comprehensive Study - East.

  NCEER-96-0003   N.Wehbe, M.S.Saiidi, D.Sanders, B.Douglas  $15.00 Ductility of Rectangular Reinforced Concrete Bridge Columns with Moderate Confinement.

  NCEER-94-0022   P.Tsopelas, M.C.Constantinou  $15.00 NCEER-Taisei Research Program on Sliding Seismic Isolation Systems for Bridges: Experimental and Analytical Study of a System Consisting of Lubricated PTFE Sliding Bearings and Mild Steel Dampers.

  NCEER-94-0019   Edited by G.C.Lee, K.C.Chang  $40.00 Proceedings of the International Workshop on Civil Infrastructure Systems Application of Intelligent Systems and Advanced Materials on Bridge Systems.

  NCEER-94-0014   P.Tsopelas, M.C.Constantinou  $20.00 NCEER-Taisei Research Program on Sliding Seismic Isolation Systems for Bridges: Experimental and Analytical Study of a System Consisting of Sliding Bearings and Fluid Restoring Force/Damping Devices.

  NCEER-94-0013   G.A.Chang, J.B.Mander  $15.00 Seismic Energy Based Fatigue Damage Analysis of Bridge Columns: Part II - Evaluation of Seismic Demand.

  NCEER-94-0009   Edited by I. Buckle and I.Friedland  $40.00 Proceedings of the Third U.S.-Japan Workshop on Earthquake Protective Systems for Bridges.

  NCEER-94-0006   G.A.Chang, J.B.Mander  $20.00 Seismic Energy Based Fatigue Damage Analysis of Bridge Columns: Part 1 - Evaluation of Seismic Capacity.

  NCEER-93-0010   J.Mander, S.Waheed, M.Chaudhary, S.Chen  $15.00 Seismic Performance of Shear-Critical Reinforced Concrete Bridge Piers Designed to Out-of-Date Codes.

  NCEER-92-0004   Edited by Ian Buckle  $40.00 Proceedings from the First U.S.-Japan Workshop on Earthquake Protective Systems for Bridges.

  NCEER-91-0027   M.C.Constantinou, A.Kartoum, A.M.Reinhorn, P.Bradford  $20.00 Experimental and Theoretical Study of a Sliding Isolation System for Bridges.

Summary Reports

  MCEER-06-SP09   MCEER  $35.00 Proceedings of the Fifth National Seismic Conference on Bridges & Highways. A summary of this report can be viewed here . Additional information regarding the workshop can be viewed here.

  MCEER-03-SP03   MCEER/ATC Joint Venture, NCHRP 12-49 Project Team  $75.00 Recommended LRFD Guidelines for the Seismic Design of Highway Bridges. A summary of this report and an order form are available from here

  MCEER-02-SP04   edited by R. Nimis and M. Bruneau  $40.00 Proceedings of the Third National Seismic Conference and Workshop on Bridges and Highways: Advances in Engineering and Technology for the Seismic Safety of Bridges in the New Millennium. A summary of this report can be viewed here . Additional information regarding the workshop can be viewed here.

  MCEER-99-0009   C.Rojahn, R.Mayes, D.Anderson, J.Clark, D'Appolonia Engineering, S.Gloyd and R.Nutt  $30.00 Impact Assessment of Selected MCEER Highway Project Research on the Seismic Design of Highway Structures.

  NCEER-96-BRIP   Edited by Ian Buckle and Ian Friedland  $25.00 Proceedings of the Fourth National Workshop on Bridge Research in Progress (BRIP). A workshop summary is provided.