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[Project #] 2572005 [PI Name] Scott Brandenberg [Institution] UC Los Angeles [Title] 
Improved Fragility Functions for Bridges Susceptible to Large Ground Deformations and Liquefaction The objective of this project is to improve fragility functions for bridges in liquefiable soil for assessing seismic risk of the San Francisco Bay Area transportation network. The need for improved fragility functions was identified through transportation network fragility analyses performed by Kiremidjian, which predicted that liquefaction would cause unrealistically widespread bridge damage and collapse. Liquefaction hazard was modeled using general guidelines inherent to the program HAZUS created by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the liquefaction hazard analysis was not specific to conditions in the Bay Area. A more careful region-specific consideration of liquefaction fragility is warranted since liquefaction was such a dominating factor in the transportation network analyses.
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