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Committee Mission: Develop and report information on bridges to resist earthquakes.

Goals: 1) Draft a new document on recommendations for design of earthquake-resistant reinforced concrete bridge pier walls; 2) Complete bridge seismic isolation guide suitable for ACI 341 publication; 3) Draft a new document on performance-based seismic design of bridges; 4) Revise seismic retrofit document; and 5) Continue to develop content and mission for column subcommittee after publication of Seismic Design of Bridge Columns Based on Drift document.

Chair: Mervyn Kowalsky

TAC Contact: Keith Kesner

Upcoming Convention Sessions:
Formalization of ACI-AASHTO Collaboration to Enhance Bridge Engineering
ACI Fall Convention 2025 - Baltimore, MD

Published Committee Documents:
• ACI PRC-341.2-14 Analysis and Design of Seismic-Resistant Concrete Bridge Systems
• ACI PRC-341.3-07 Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit Techniques for Concrete Bridges
• ACI PRC-341.4-16: Report on the Seismic Design of Bridge Columns Based on Drift

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