Bridges and critical transport infrastructure (CTI) are primary infrastructure assets and systems that underpin human mobility and activities. Loss of the functionality of bridges has consequences on the entire transport network, which is also interconnected with other networks, therefore cascading events are expected in the entire system of systems, leading to significant economic losses, business, and societal disruption. Recent natural disasters revealed the vulnerabilities of bridges and CTI to diverse hazards (e.g. floods, blasts, earthquakes), some of which are exacerbated due to climate change. Therefore, the assessment of bridge and network vulnerabilities by quantifying their capacity and functionality loss and adaptation to new requirements and stressors is of paramount importance. In this paper, we try to understand what are the main compound hazards, stressors and threats that influence bridges with short- and long-term impacts on their structural capacity and functionality and the impact of bridge closures on the network operability. We also prioritise the main drivers of bridge restoration and reinstatement, e.g. its importance, structural, resources, organisational factors. The loss of performance, driven by the redundancy and robustness of the bridge, is the first step to be considered in the overall process of resilience quantification. Resourcefulness is the other main component of resilience here analysed.

Editorial. The crux in bridge and transport network resilience - advancements and future-proof solutions / Aristoteles Mitoulis, Stergios; Domaneschi, Marco; Ramon Casas, Joan; Cimellaro, GIAN PAOLO; Catbas, Necati; Stojadinovic, Bozidar; M Frangopol, Dan. - In: PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS. BRIDGE ENGINEERING. - ISSN 1478-4637. - 175:3(2022), pp. 133-137. [10.1680/jbren.2022.175.3.133]

Editorial. The crux in bridge and transport network resilience - advancements and future-proof solutions

Marco Domaneschi;Gian Paolo Cimellaro;
2022

Abstract

Bridges and critical transport infrastructure (CTI) are primary infrastructure assets and systems that underpin human mobility and activities. Loss of the functionality of bridges has consequences on the entire transport network, which is also interconnected with other networks, therefore cascading events are expected in the entire system of systems, leading to significant economic losses, business, and societal disruption. Recent natural disasters revealed the vulnerabilities of bridges and CTI to diverse hazards (e.g. floods, blasts, earthquakes), some of which are exacerbated due to climate change. Therefore, the assessment of bridge and network vulnerabilities by quantifying their capacity and functionality loss and adaptation to new requirements and stressors is of paramount importance. In this paper, we try to understand what are the main compound hazards, stressors and threats that influence bridges with short- and long-term impacts on their structural capacity and functionality and the impact of bridge closures on the network operability. We also prioritise the main drivers of bridge restoration and reinstatement, e.g. its importance, structural, resources, organisational factors. The loss of performance, driven by the redundancy and robustness of the bridge, is the first step to be considered in the overall process of resilience quantification. Resourcefulness is the other main component of resilience here analysed.
2022
Editorial. The crux in bridge and transport network resilience - advancements and future-proof solutions / Aristoteles Mitoulis, Stergios; Domaneschi, Marco; Ramon Casas, Joan; Cimellaro, GIAN PAOLO; Catbas, Necati; Stojadinovic, Bozidar; M Frangopol, Dan. - In: PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS. BRIDGE ENGINEERING. - ISSN 1478-4637. - 175:3(2022), pp. 133-137. [10.1680/jbren.2022.175.3.133]
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