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Post-Earthquake Bridge Inspection Guidelines
Post-Earthquake Bridge Inspection Guidelines
Sponsor: Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT-EC-1609)
Role: Harvey (PI), Muraleetharan (Co-PI)
Duration: 04/2015 - 06/2020
Students: Samantha Heinrich (MS) & Ivanna Kaid Bay Cortez (MS)
The objective of this research is to work with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) and industry partners to revise the department’s post-earthquake bridge inspection protocol. This research has already helped ODOT save time and money.
The results of Phase 1 of this research were publicly released on March 31, 2016. The ODOT press release can be seen here: LINK.
Phase 2 involved developing and implementing ShakeCast for ODOT, which officially went live on August 7, 2017: LINK.
“This technology is one of the biggest advances in ensuring public safety that I’ve seen in my 30-year career at the department,” said Casey Shell, ODOT chief engineer. “By comparing state bridge data with the severity of an earthquake’s ground motions, ShakeCast will allow us to inspect fewer bridges but with a much greater degree of confidence that we could quickly find any potential damage.”
Media:
ShakeCast
- 8/7/2017 KOCO
- 8/7/2017 Journal Record
Interim Response Protocol
- 4/25/2016 Informed Infrastructure
- 4/13/2016 Construction Equipment Guide
- 4/6/2016 NPR State Impact
- 4/6/2016 KOSU
- 4/6/2016 KGOU
- 4/5/2016 The Ada News
- 4/1/2016 Tulsa World
- 4/1/2016 Woodward News
- 4/1/2016 KFOR
- 4/1/2016 Oklahoma Energy Today
- 4/1/2016 KTUL
- 3/31/2016 Journal Record
Award
- 11/4/2015 Fox 23
- 4/9/2015 Equipment World
Rapid Retrofitting Techniques for Induced Earthquakes
Rapid Retrofitting Techniques for Induced Earthquakes
Sponsor: Accelerated Bridge Construction University Transportation Center (ABC-UTC-2016-C1-OU02)
Role: Harvey (PI), Muraleetharan (Co-PI)
Students: Sumangali Sivakumaran (MS)
The objective of this project is to develop analysis techniques to study the effect of large number of small earthquakes on bridges and identify appropriate ABC methods for repair of bridges damaged by induced earthquakes. Expected outcomes will be new analysis tools and guidelines to assess for damage from induced earthquakes and specifications for application of ABC repair methods.
Project Website: LINK
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