Interactive Decision Support System for Planning and Construction of Large-scale Tunneling Projects

The primary goal of this proposal is to increase safety and minimize the risks of building major underground infrastructure systems by enhancing existing methods for stochastic subsurface characterization, hazard and risk assessment and management. The specific goals of the project are to develop a framework calibrated for worldwide large-scale tunneling projects capable of: (1) 3D stochastic modeling of the subsurface to quantify the effects of subsurface uncertainties on tunnel construction (2) determining most likely hazards along a tunnel route for identification of ‘risky’ spots along tunnel alignment (3) performing quantitative risk assessment during the design and construction phases. This methodology and resulting interactive decision support system will have the potential to be used in the design and construction of different tunnels in the US by local, regional and federal agencies, or by private companies.

• Record URL:
  https://cait.rutgers.edu/research/interactive-decision-support-system-for-planning-and-construction-of-large-scale-tunneling-projects/

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $140000
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3551847102

  CAIT-UTC-REG56

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

  225 Park Avenue South
  New York, NY  United States  10003

  Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation

  Rutgers University
  100 Brett Road
  Piscataway, NJ  United States  08854-8058
• Project Managers:

  Engle, Benjamin

  Szary, Patrick

• Performing Organizations:

  New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)

  Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
  University Heights
  Newark, NJ  United States  07102-1982
• Principal Investigators:

  Bandelt, Matthew

• Start Date: 20210701
• Expected Completion Date: 20230930
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Decision support systems; Geographic information systems; Risk assessment; Stochastic processes; Tunneling
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Geotechnology; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01881962
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation
• Contract Numbers: 69A3551847102, CAIT-UTC-REG56
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: May 10 2023 1:23PM