Developing the Regulatory Framework for Construction of Earthquake-Resistant Transport Facilities in Turkmenistan
Authors:
Ilyasov I.B.
Институт сейсмостойкого строительства Министерства строительства Туркменистана, Ашхабад, Туркменистан
Rubric: Technical regulation and design standards development
Annotation:
The description of Turkmenistan’s guidelines for analysis and design of bridges in earthquake-prone areas is given. The document is intended for design of bridges with earthquake protection elements, the bridges of higher importance, the bridges on sites with soft water-saturated soils and other projects, the analysis of which is not envisaged by the current regulatory documents. The guidelines makes provision for the use of BBD-design with two levels of peak accelerations for strength-level and maximum strength-level events.