@inproceedings{oai:kutarr.kochi-tech.ac.jp:00001156, author = {Huang, Ping-Hsun and Chen, Hsin-Chih and Liaw, Yeong-Jong and Chang, Tyng-Lo}, book = {Society for Social Management Systems Internet Journal}, month = {May}, note = {Typhoon Sinlaku brought a heavy rainfall on September 14, 2008. The P2 pie of Houfeng bridge was washed away by rushed Tachia Hsi river water. It caused part of the bridge deck collapsed and the traffic from Houli and Fengyuan was interrupted at once. In order to resume the traffic as soon as possible, Directorate General of Highways, MOTC planed a rehabilitation strategy which was including short-term rehabilitation scheme adopting temporary access road, intermediate rehabilitation scheme using temporary access bridge and long-term rehabilitation scheme building permanent bridge. The main purpose of the plan was to reduce the social cost and improve the traffic safety in typhoon season. The bridge was under reconstruction when the disaster occurred. Because of the disaster, the original construction method using half-half construction in three stages keeping the traffic in service was intergraded to one construction stage since the bridge was collapsed. The construction time was shortened from 973 days to 540 days. The new Houfeng bridge was opened to traffic part by part. After 9 months, a 440 meters long 4 lines in two ways partial new bridge was completed for service. After 20 months, the whole bridge with 440 meters 10 lines in two ways was finished to fulfill the long-term rehabilitation goal.}, publisher = {Society for Social Management Systems}, title = {Reconstruction of Provincial Highway No.13 Hou-Feng Bridge Damaged by Typhoon Sinlaku}, volume = {8}, year = {2012} }