Evidence-based flood resilience models for bridges

Elliot Beaver; Stergios-Aristoteles Mitoulis

doi:10.1680/jbren.24.00039

Evidence-based flood resilience models for bridges

Elliot Beaver^*
, Stergios-Aristoteles Mitoulis

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Bridges are critical infrastructural components that can be significantly impacted by flooding. Despite substantial research on the risk of bridges to floods, there is a knowledge gap regarding the restoration modelling, which this research aims to fill. This paper analyses the restoration of a portfolio of bridges damaged or collapsed, during the 2015 Cumbrian floods in the UK. The purpose of this exercise is to develop a methodology that can be replicated to other case studies for facilitating resilience modelling for bridges affected by floods. The paper deploys published restoration and recovery modelling techniques to establish a repeatable way of analysing a large portfolio of bridges in one model, offering valuable insights into the specific challenges and strategic considerations essential for effective post-flood recovery.

Original language	English
Article number	2400039
Number of pages	15
Journal	Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Bridge Engineering
Early online date	14 Oct 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1680/jbren.24.00039
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 14 Oct 2024
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

bridge
cost
floods
recovery
resilience
restoration

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Civil and Structural Engineering
Building and Construction

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Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) â€“ Sustainability, resilience and digitalisation in critical interdependent infrastructure
Mitoulis, S. (Principal Investigator) & Ninic, J. (Researcher)
European Commission
1/01/23 → 31/12/26
Project: EU
ReCharged - Climate-aware Resilience for Sustainable Critical and interdependent Infrastructure Systems enhanced by emerging Digital Technologies
Mitoulis, S. (Principal Investigator) & Ninic, J. (Co-Investigator)
UKRI Horizon Europe Underwriting EPSRC
1/01/23 → 31/12/26
Project: Research Councils

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Evidence-based flood resilience models for bridges

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Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) â€“ Sustainability, resilience and digitalisation in critical interdependent infrastructure

ReCharged - Climate-aware Resilience for Sustainable Critical and interdependent Infrastructure Systems enhanced by emerging Digital Technologies

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