Investigation on the risk of traffic passage by the damage of girder and abutment due to severe earthquakes

Yukihide Kajita, T. Kobayashi, H. Otsuka

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Abstract

In this study, we extracted all seismic ground motions of the maximum in ground level acceleration 300 (cm/s2) and more from 1996 to 2011 by using the K-NET. From the ground level acceleration data, we formulated the relationship between the peak response velocity and the peak velocity of the ground excitation. Then, we obtained the relationship between the collision velocity and the height of the vertical gap between adjacent girders. By using two obtained relationships, we did the risk evaluation for the car trafficability by the damage of the girder ends due to severe earthquakes. As a result of the risk evaluation, it is understood that the return period that we can't drive a car at the speed of 80 km per hour and more about 5% in the next 30 years due to a severe earthquake in Shizuoka City.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSafety, Reliability, Risk and Life-Cycle Performance of Structures and Infrastructures - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, ICOSSAR 2013
Pages4185-4188
Number of pages4
Publication statusPublished - Dec 1 2013
Event11th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, ICOSSAR 2013 - New York, NY, United States
Duration: Jun 16 2013 → Jun 20 2013

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Other11th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, ICOSSAR 2013
CountryUnited States
CityNew York, NY
Period6/16/13 → 6/20/13

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

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    Kajita, Y., Kobayashi, T., & Otsuka, H. (2013). Investigation on the risk of traffic passage by the damage of girder and abutment due to severe earthquakes. In Safety, Reliability, Risk and Life-Cycle Performance of Structures and Infrastructures - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, ICOSSAR 2013 (pp. 4185-4188)