Optimal Risk-Based Management of Coastal Bridges Vulnerable to Hurricanes
Publication: Journal of Infrastructure Systems
Volume 23, Issue 3
Abstract
This paper proposes an approach for developing optimal risk-based management strategies for bridges in coastal regions. Currently, bridge management strategies in these regions are designed to limit the negative effects corrosion has on bridge performance under traffic loads. However, recent large-scale hurricanes and their associated damage to bridges have demonstrated the need to consider hurricanes when making bridge management decisions. This paper aims to develop optimal risk-based management strategies that include both repair actions to address deteriorating performance under traffic loads and retrofit actions to minimize the potential for failure during hurricanes. The proposed approach considers the uncertainties associated with hazards, and the economic, social, and environmental consequences of failure under traffic loads and hurricanes. The optimal management strategies are achieved by formulating and solving a multiobjective optimization problem. The objectives of this optimization problem include minimizing the lifecycle costs accrued due to repair and retrofit actions and minimizing the maximum risk over the lifecycle of the bridge. The proposed risk-based approach is applied to a steel girder bridge located in a hurricane-prone region.
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Acknowledgments
The support by grants from (1) the National Science Foundation (NSF) Awards CMS-0639428 and CMMI-1537926, (2) the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community and Economic Development, through the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance (PITA), (3) the U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Cooperative Agreement Award DTFH61-07-H-00040, (4) the U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR) Awards N00014-08-1-0188, N00014-12-1-0023, and N00014-16-1-2299, and (5) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Award NNX10AJ20G is gratefully acknowledged. The support and drawings provided by Mr. Joseph Strafaci at the Monmouth County Division of Engineering and Traffic Safety are much appreciated. Opinions presented in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the sponsoring organizations.
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Volume 23 • Issue 3 • September 2017
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Received: Jul 21, 2015
Accepted: Sep 2, 2016
Published online: Nov 28, 2016
Discussion open until: Apr 28, 2017
Published in print: Sep 1, 2017
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