SEISMIC ISOLATION IN BRIDGES

Authors
PRENDERGAST J
Citation
J. Prendergast, SEISMIC ISOLATION IN BRIDGES, Civil engineering, 65(12), 1995, pp. 58-61
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Civil
Journal title
Civil engineering → ACNP
ISSN journal
08857024
Volume
65
Issue
12
Year of publication
1995
Pages
58 - 61
Database
ISI
SICI code
0885-7024(1995)65:12<58:SIIB>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
By using seismic isolation to upgrade bridges to meet current seismic codes, engineers can often avoid expensive and difficult repairs to co lumns and foundations. That makes it an increasingly popular retrofit technique, especially in the Eastern and Central U.S.