Special Issue on Recent Advances in Seismic Design, Analysis, and Protection of Highway Bridges

摘要

Analysis and design of protection systems for highway bridges have witnessed extensive research activities in the last two decades. Researchers worldwide have studied highway bridges both analytically and experimentally and have documented the performances of highway bridges during recent earthquake events. Several damage mechanisms in both structural and geotechnical aspects of highway bridges have been recorded and analyzed in detail. Retrofit methods such as strengthening, base isolation, and other energy dissipative devices have been proposed, tested, and implemented in full-scale bridges. This special issue presents a spectrum of work from leading researchers highlighting the state of the art in the analysis, design, and protection of highway bridges.