Resilience assessment of highway bridges under multiple natural hazards

Y. Dong, D. M. Frangopol

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Abstract

Highway bridges are important infrastructure components for the safety and functionality of any society. The immediate damage of highway bridges under hazard effects can disrupt transportation systems. It is of vital importance to assess the performance of bridges under natural hazards to aid the emergency response and recovery decision. Resilience, related to the functionality of structural systems under extreme events and the recovery patterns, is becoming a paramount performance indicator within the hazard management process. Resilience assessment of bridges under multiple natural hazards is emphasized in this paper. In addition, understanding how natural hazards affect the life-cycle performance of highway bridges can lead to improved preparedness prior to extreme disasters and benefit the society. A comprehensive framework for long-term loss and resilience assessment of highway bridges under multiple hazards is presented. A renewal process, a stochastic model for events occurring randomly in time, is developed to compute the long-term loss. The information obtained considering these metrics can be used in design, maintenance, and retrofit optimization processes of civil infrastructure systems under extreme events.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationLife-Cycle Analysis and Assessment in Civil Engineering
Subtitle of host publicationTowards an Integrated Vision - Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering, IALCCE 2018
EditorsDan M. Frangopol, Robby Caspeele, Luc Taerwe
PublisherCRC Press/Balkema
Pages899-905
Number of pages7
ISBN (Print)9781138626331
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2019
Event6th International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering, IALCCE 2018 - Ghent, Belgium
Duration: 28 Oct 201831 Oct 2018

Publication series

NameLife-Cycle Analysis and Assessment in Civil Engineering: Towards an Integrated Vision - Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering, IALCCE 2018

Conference

Conference6th International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering, IALCCE 2018
Country/TerritoryBelgium
CityGhent
Period28/10/1831/10/18

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

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