Seismic Design

ODOT Seismic Data Sheet

Seismic Design Maps

ODOT Design Response Spectrum Program

Cascadia Subduction Zone ARS -- Web program used to generate acceleration response spectra for "operational" criteria (full rupture Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake). This program is maintained by Portland State University through an agreement with the Oregon Department of Transportation.

Federal Highway Administration Retrofit Manual

Seismic Retrofitting Manual for Highway Structures

• Part 1 - Bridges, January 2006, Publication FHWA-HRT-06-032
• Part 2 - Retaining Structures, Slopes, Tunnels, Culverts and Roadways, August 2004, Publication FHWA-HRT-05-067

Seismic Retrofitting Guidelines for Complex Steel Truss Highway Bridges, August 2006, Publication MCEER-06-SP05

Research Reports

• Impact of Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake on the Evaluation Criteria of Bridges, December 2016
• Bridge Seismic Retrofit Measures Considering Subduction Zone Earthquakes, July 2015
• Seismic Retrofit Benefit Considering Statewide Transportation Assessment, June 2015
• Impacts of Potential Seismic Landslides on Lifeline Corridors, February 2015
• Oregon Highways Seismic Plus Report, October 2014
• Seismic Performance of Circular Reinforced Concrete Bridge Columns Constructed with Grade 80 Reinforcement, August 2014
• Reducing Seismic Risk to Highway Mobility: Assessment and Design for Pile Foundations Affected by Lateral Spreading, April 2013
• Seismic Vulnerability of Oregon State Highway Bridges: Mitigation Strategies to Reduce Major Mobility Risks, November 2009
• Recommended Guidelines for Liquefaction Evaluations Using Ground Motions from Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analyses, June 2005
• Assessment and Mitigation of Liquefaction Hazards to Bridge Approach Embankments in Oregon, November 2002
• Seismic Protection Devices - West Marquam Bridge Interchange, April 2000