Evaluating the Impact of Equipment Selection on Debris Removal and Dependent Lifeline Infrastructure Recovery
Publication: Lifelines 2022
ABSTRACT
Debris removal is a critical activity in the aftermath of natural disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis to enable community and lifeline network recovery. This activity is hampered by logistical bottlenecks including the non-availability of equipment and inadequate capacity of temporary debris management sites (TDMS). This paper enables analysis of debris removal and lifeline repair operations quantifying recovery times for informed decision-making about equipment allocation and TDMS selection before the disaster. The developed framework was applied to the case study of a Cascadia Subduction Zone event for the coastal town of Astoria in Oregon. The proposed framework enables decision-makers with an objective means of evaluating decision alternatives both before and after disasters to analyze and improve their community’s capability of handling disaster debris. Furthermore, this framework will serve as a platform upon which interdependencies between transportation network and debris removal operations will be analyzed in the future.
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