DAMAGE OF BRIDGES RESULTING FROM FAULT RUPTURE IN THE 1999 KOCAELI AND DUZCE, TURKEY EARTHQUAKES AND THE 1999 CHI-CHI, TAIWAN EARTHQUAKE

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This paper describes the damage of bridges resulting from the fault movements in the 1999 Kocaeli and Duzce, Turkey, Earthquakes and the 1999 Chi-Chi, Taiwan, Earthquake. Effect of the fault displacement on the seismic performance of bridges is presented with an emphasis on the mechanism of failure.