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Taiwan, located in a zone of strong seismic activity, is subject to earthquakes that regularly threaten human life, property and transportation facilities. The importance of bridges to Taiwan's transportation grid makes the impact of their destruction or damage during an earthquake significant on people's livelihoods. However, within the overall transportation grid, the relative importance of individual...