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- Title
- Proceedings of the Fifth National Seismic Conference on Bridges and Highways: Innovations in Earthquake Engineering for Highway Structures Held September 18-20, 2006.
- Source
- Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC., September 2006,
- Identifying Number(s)
- MCEER-06-SP09
- Abstract
- This CD-ROM contains nearly 80 technical papers and over 20 posters presented under the theme of 'Innovations in Earthquake Engineering for Highway Structures' at the Fifth National Seismic Conference on Bridges and Highways. Held September 18-20, 2006 in the San Francisco area to commemorate the 1906 earthquake, over 400 engineers, design consultants, researchers, and other professionals responsible for transportation facilities attended the event. The CD-ROM also includes a preliminary agenda, author index, and information about corporate sponsors, exhibitors, committee members and conference organizers.
- Keywords
- Seismic design; Retrofitting; Implementation; Geological hazards; Lessons learned; Load resistance factor design (LRFD); Structural design; Natural hazards; Earthquake engineering; Foundations (Structures); Meetings; Highway bridges; Infrastructure; Transportation systems; Seismic effects; Design criteria; Load resistance