Analytical seismic fragility curves for typical bridges in the central and southeastern United States

Earthquake Spectra

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 615-633

  Nielson, Bryant G ^a   DesRoches, Reginald ^b  

^a AMRL   (United States)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRIDGES; HAZARDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

ANALYTICAL MODEL; SEISMIC HAZARD;

SEISMOLOGY;

BRIDGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; NONLINEARITY; ROAD; SEISMIC HAZARD; STEEL STRUCTURE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 34848820847     PISSN: 87552930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1193/1.2756815     Document Type: Article

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