Seismic Performance and Rehabilitation of the Port of Manta after the 2016 Ecuador Earthquake
Authors:Rojas, Pedro Miranda, Eduardo Barros, Jose Rosero, Dioselina Marquez, Wilmer Garcia, Leandro
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Published:2019
Document Type:Proceedings Paper
Abstract:The M-w 7.8 2016 Ecuador earthquake caused significant damage to the province of Manabi where the Port of Manta is located. The port has several facilities including a rockfill breakwater, two international piers, 17 small fishing marginal wharves, buildings, several storage yards, and roads. Most of its infrastructure experienced different levels of damage. After the earthquake, the port's infrastructure went through a systematic process that included post-earthquake inspections and evaluations, the rehabilitation design of existing infrastructure, and the design of new facilities. Liquefaction and soil lateral spreading were determined as the main causes of the port damage. This paper presents the studies performed in order to seismically rehabilitate the facilities of the Port of Manta. First, the seismic damage is reported in every structure. Then, the paper describes the field and the analytical studies performed in order to determine the cause of the damages. Finally, the paper includes a description of the seismic rehabilitation strategies proposed for the main facilities.
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Corresponding Author:Rojas, P (通讯作者)，ESPOL Polytech Univ, Escuela Super Politecn Litoral, ESPOL, Fac Ingn Ciencias Tierra, Campus Gustavo Galindo Km 30-5 Via Perimetral, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Reprint Address:Rojas, P (通讯作者)，ESPOL Polytech Univ, Escuela Super Politecn Litoral, ESPOL, Fac Ingn Ciencias Tierra, Campus Gustavo Galindo Km 30-5 Via Perimetral, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Addresses:[Rojas, Pedro] ESPOL Polytech Univ, Escuela Super Politecn Litoral, ESPOL, Fac Ingn Ciencias Tierra, Campus Gustavo Galindo Km 30-5 Via Perimetral, Guayaquil, Ecuador; [Miranda, Eduardo] Stanford Univ, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Stanford, CA 94305 USA; [Barros, Jose] Catholic Univ Santiago Guayaquil, Fac Ingn, Av Pdte Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola Km 1 1-2, Guayaquil, Ecuador; [Rosero, Dioselina; Marquez, Wilmer; Garcia, Leandro] Consultora Jorge Tola & Asociados CONSULTOLA Cia, Dept Ingn, Av Ejercito 303 & Alejo Lascano, Guayaquil, Ecuador
E-mail Addresses:per2@live.com; emiranda@stanford.edu; jose.barros@cu.ucsg.edu.ec