Pipelines 2019
Application of GIS/Geomatics to Areas Affected by Subsiding Land and Rising Sea: Simulation of Risks and Identification of At-Risk Infrastructure
Publication: Pipelines 2019: Condition Assessment, Construction, and Rehabilitation
ABSTRACT
Combined effect of land subsidence and sea level rise poses a significant longterm threat of coastal land inundation. It jeopardizes infrastructure located in these areas. A detailed GIS method that adopts historical land elevation data of a region collected by a continuous monitoring and surveying network is discussed and detailed in this paper. Authors simulated the risks of land inundation for varying periods in future and identified at-risk infrastructure located in the affected area with the help of the GIS. The risks were forecasted for next 100 years, with 10-year increments starting from 2014. Some of the infrastructure assets located in some of the coastal areas of Gulf of Mexico were chosen as an example of at-risks assets for this study. Authorities such as state departments of transportation would use this approach in identifying the at-risk infrastructure and plan for their short-term and long-term response accordingly.
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Pipelines 2019: Condition Assessment, Construction, and Rehabilitation
Pages: 625 - 634
Editors: Jeffrey W. Heidrick, Burns & McDonnell and Mark S. Mihm, HDR
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-8249-0
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© 2019 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Jul 18, 2019
Published in print: Jul 18, 2019
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