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SYNER-G: Typology Definition and Fragility Functions for Physical Elements at Seismic Risk pp 299–326Cite as

Fragility Functions of Highway and Railway Infrastructure

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The experience of past earthquakes has revealed that highway and railway elements are quite vulnerable to earthquake shaking and induced phenomena such as soil liquefaction or landslide; damages to these elements can seriously affect the transportation of products and people in both short-term (emergency actions) and long-term period. The objective of this chapter is to propose appropriate fragility functions for roadway and railway components other than bridges that are presented separately in Chap. 9. To this end, the main typological features are summarized and a short review of earthquake damages together with damage states definitions are provided for these elements. Fragility curves from literature are collected and reviewed. In some cases these functions are modified and adapted, while in other cases new fragility curves are developed. A general procedure for the derivation of analytical fragility curves that was followed in SYNER-G is described. This approach takes into account the effect of structure geometry, ground motion characteristics, soil conditions and associated uncertainties. New fragility curves are presented for tunnels in soil, embankments, cuttings and bridge abutments based on numerical analyses due to ground shaking. Finally, the proposed fragility functions are summarized and a general scheme to identify the functionality of roadway and railway elements due to different damage levels is outlined.

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Acknowledgments

The research leading to these results received funding from the European Community’s 7th Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement n° 244061

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece

    Sotiris Argyroudis

  2. Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI), Ullevål Stadion, N-0806, 3930, Oslo, Norway

    Amir M. Kaynia

  3. Department of Structural Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), 7491, Trondheim, Norway

    Amir M. Kaynia

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece

    K. Pitilakis

  2. European Centre for Training and Research in Earthquake Engineering (EUCENTRE), Pavia, Italy

    H. Crowley

  3. Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI), Oslo, Norway

    A.M. Kaynia

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Argyroudis, S., Kaynia, A.M. (2014). Fragility Functions of Highway and Railway Infrastructure. In: Pitilakis, K., Crowley, H., Kaynia, A. (eds) SYNER-G: Typology Definition and Fragility Functions for Physical Elements at Seismic Risk. Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering, vol 27. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7872-6_10

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