SEISMIC BEHAVIOR AND RETROFIT OF BRIDGE KNEE JOINT SYSTEMS

Research Report Research Project T2695, Task No. 8 Behavior and Design of Joints in Bridge Substructures SEISMIC BEHAVIOR AND RETROFIT OF BRIDGE KNEE JOINT SYSTEMS by David I. McLean Nasim K. Shattarat Professor Graduate Student Washington State Transportation Center (TRAC) Washington State University Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Pullman, WA 99164-2910 Washington State Department of Transportation Technical Monitors Hongzhi Zhang and Chyuan-Shen Lee Bridge Engineers Prepared for Washington State Transportation Commission Department of Transportation and in cooperation with U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration July 2005

SEISMIC BEHAVIOR AND RETROFIT OF BRIDGE KNEE JOINT SYSTEMS

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