Seismic Assessment and Retrofitting of Existing Road Bridges: State of the Art Review

• Published in: Materials Vol. 15; no. 7; p. 2523
• Main Authors: Skokandić, Dominik, Vlašić, Anđelko, Kušter Marić, Marija, Srbić, Mladen, Mandić Ivanković, Ana
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 30.03.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: Bearing strength; Behavior; Bridge inspection; Bridge loads; Bridges; Building codes; Civil engineers; Concrete bridges; Concrete construction; Construction; Critical loading; Design specifications; Ductility; Earthquake damage; Earthquakes; Failure; Fatalities; Girder bridges; Highway construction; Live loads; Load; Load carrying capacity; Masonry; Methods; Piers; Property damage; Reinforced concrete; Retrofitting; Roads & highways; Seismic analysis; Seismic engineering; State-of-the-art reviews; Transportation planning; California; United States > US; Japan; Croatia; Croatia earthquake; existing road bridges; urgent strengthening; retrofitting; bridge assessment; seismic assessment

The load-carrying capacity assessment of existing road bridges, is a growing challenge for civil engineers worldwide due to the age and condition of these critical parts of the infrastructure network. The critical loading event for road bridges is the live load; however, in earthquake-prone areas br...