Two new research reports are now published and available online through the Illinois Center for Transportation (http://ict.illinois.edu/research/publications/):

LaFave, J.M., Fahnestock, L.A. and Kozak, D.L. “Seismic Performance of Integral Abutment Highway Bridges in Illinois,” Research Report No. FHWA-ICT-18-012, August 2018.

LaFave, J.M., Fahnestock, L.A., Luo, J. and Kozak, D.L. “Seismic Performance of Seat-Type Abutment Highway Bridges in Illinois,” Research Report No. FHWA-ICT-18-013, August 2018.

These reports document the major findings of the research project “Calibration and Refinement of Illinois’ Earthquake Resisting System Bridge Design Methodology: Phase II,” which was sponsored by the Illinois Center for Transportation as ICT Project R27-133.