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Vol 10 No 1 (2025): June (In Progress)
Engineering

Assessment of Possible Road Injuries Caused by an Earthquake
Penilaian Kemungkinan Cedera di Jalan yang Disebabkan oleh Gempa Bumi


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  • Hasanboy Nurmatov*,
  • Mavludahon Umarovа
Hasanboy Nurmatov
Department of Technosphere Safety of Tashkent State Transport University, Uzbekistan *
Mavludahon Umarovа
Department of Technosphere Safety of Tashkent State Transport University, Uzbekistan

(*) Corresponding Author
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21070/acopen.10.2025.10461
Published January 7, 2025
Keywords
  • earthquake,
  • transport,
  • artificial structures,
  • road infrastructure,
  • tectonic displacement,
  • seismic area,
  • seismic stability,
  • tectonic wave,
  • seismogravitational impact,
  • economic damage,
  • secondary consequence,
  • accident-rescue
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Nurmatov, H., & UmarovаM. (2025). Assessment of Possible Road Injuries Caused by an Earthquake. Academia Open, 10(1), 10.21070/acopen.10.2025.10461. https://doi.org/10.21070/acopen.10.2025.10461

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Abstract

The article provides data on the extent to which the forecast of the state of roads in a region with a strong earthquake, the level of damage of vehicles during an earthquake depends on their physical state of absorption due to atmospheric, hydrosphere, lithospheric effects and man-made impacts and to what extent special requirements for the construction and control of transport facilities in seismic areas are met, as well. The assessment of the destruction of roads that may occur as a result of an earthquake provides for such aspects as the conclusions of the control of transport facilities carried out earlier in seismic areas, the identified causes of road damage, the effectiveness of antiseismic protection methods when carrying out new construction work and the overhaul (reconstruction) of transport infrastructure to increase seismic stability.  The degree of damage to vehicles due to an earthquake is divided into five parts according to the set "rules of transport facilities in seismic areas" (d1–d5), the characteristic of damage situations in each and, accordingly, the degree of damage to structures is shown in the table. From the cited data, on the example of the Angren-Pop railway line, certain levels of damage are observed at high scores of earthquake intensity, even in seismically stable structures, and measures to eliminate damage according to construction standards are covered.

Highlights:

  1. Road and vehicle damage linked to seismic and environmental factors.
  2. Assessment of antiseismic methods and transport facility standards.
  3. Angren-Pop railway damage highlights intensity and reconstruction measures.

Keywords: earthquake, transport, artificial structures, road infrastructure, tectonic displacement, seismic area, seismic stability, tectonic wave, seismogravitational impact, economic damage, secondary consequence, accident-rescue

 

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