Civil Engineering Reference
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Figure B.38
Span collapses at the Golden State-Antelope Valley interchange collectors during the 1971 San Fer-
nando (
left
) and the 1994 Northridge (
right
) earthquakes (
courtesy of
U.S. Geological Survey)
Eccentricity
Resistance
Unseating
Skew Seat
Joint Movement
Longitudinal
Bridge Axis
Inertial Force
Figure B.39
Unseating due to bridge skew
Figure B.40
Span failure of the Showa bridge due to liquefaction during the 1964 Niigata (Japan) earthquake:
aerial view (
left
) and close-up of the deck collapse (
right
) (
courtesy of
Dr. Kazuhiko Kawashima)
