From: Across-fault ground motions and their effects on some bridges in the 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake
Site | Bridge | GPS location | Span arrangement | Damage description |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Shi-Wei Bridge | 120.797°E, 24.285°N | 3 × 25 m | Unseating of two spans, shear failure of piers, tilting of abutments |
2 | Bei-Feng Bridge | 120.760°E, 24.280°N | 13 × 30 m | Unseating of three spans, pier collapse |
3 | E-Jian Bridge | 120.734°E, 24.133°N | 24 × 12 m | Unseating of 12 spans, pier collapse |
4 | Wu-Shi Bridge | 120.670°E, 24.008°N | 18 × 34.8 m | Unseating of two spans, shear failure of piers |
5 | Bauweishan Viaduct (under construction) | 120.706°E, 23.902°N | – | Shear failure of foundations, pounding damage of abutments, tilting of piers |
6 | Ming-Tsu Bridge | 120.707°E, 23.816°N | 28 × 25 m | Unseating of nine spans, shear failure of piers, tilting of piers |
7 | Tong-Tou Bridge | 120.658°E, 23.651°N | 4 × 40 m | Complete collapse |