RL-Empowered Optimizer for Bridge Fortification: A Novel Decision-Making Mechanism to Optimize Bridge Fortification in Disaster-Prone Communities

Effective operation of any society is heavily dependent on its critical infrastructures. Road infrastructure is an essential component of societies, facilitating access to different areas. This infrastructure is an integration of several modalities such as roads, highways, bridges, rails, and public transit. Among these modalities, bridges are the most vulnerable ones against disasters such as earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, and fires. This poses significant risks to the integrity and functionality of road infrastructure. Bridges have experienced the highest rates of damage during past disasters. For instance, the collapse of the I-95 bridge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in June 2023, due to a tanker truck fire, disrupted transportation across a significant portion of the Eastern Seaboard, illustrating how critical this structure was in connecting the surrounding road network.

• Record URL:
  • https://abc-utc.fiu.edu/rl-empowered-optimizer-for-bridge-fortification-a-novel-decision-making-mechanism-to-optimize-bridge-fortification-in-disaster-prone-communities/

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $70,000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3552348322

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Innovative Bridge Technologies/Accelerated Bridge Construction University Transportation Center (IBT/ABC-UTC)

  Florida International University
  Miami, FL  United States 

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

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

  Florida International University

  10555 West Flagler Street
  Miami, FL  United States  33174
• Principal Investigators:

  Rezapour, Shabnam

• Start Date: 20250115
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge construction; Bridge management systems; Decision making; Disasters; Machine learning; Optimization
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01954242
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Innovative Bridge Technologies/Accelerated Bridge Construction University Transportation Center (IBT/ABC-UTC)
• Contract Numbers: 69A3552348322
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: May 4 2025 3:42PM