Displacement limits and performance displacement profiles (PDPs) for the direct
displacement‐based assessment of existing bridges are proposed. The PDPs are defined …

The Rankine earth pressure theory is extended herein to an inclined c–ϕ backfill. An
analytical approach is then proposed to compute the static passive and active lateral earth …

Abutments are not only earth-retaining systems as they also participate to the earthquake
resisting system (ERS) of the bridge, under certain design considerations. Current research …

Rapid post-earthquake damage diagnosis of bridges can guide decision-making for
emergency response management and recovery. This can be facilitated using digital …

Reinforced concrete (RC) highway bridges are primary lifeline infrastructures where
accurate seismic structural analysis is essential to ensure the safety of bridges. The …

Fragility functions are generated for bridges in liquefied and laterally spreading ground
using equivalent static global nonlinear finite element analyses. Bridges are classified …

The Illinois Department of Transportation has adopted an economical and pragmatic
methodology for designing earthquake-resistant highway bridges in the Midwestern United …

In a railway bridge, the end support system plays a crucial role in resisting both vertical and
lateral loadings for which the bridge is essentially designed, warranting a need for regular …

In recent years, Illinois bridge engineers developed an innovative “quasi-isolation” seismic
bridge design methodology. The objectives of this study are to assess the seismic …

Many bridge abutments have suffered failures due to pounding of bridge superstructure
elements during earthquakes. Due to pounding of the bridge deck, the bridge abutment …