Estimating Environmental Load Demands Considering Weather Extremes to Enhance Resiliency of Oklahoma Bridges

Bridges are critical components of transportation infrastructure facilitating uninterrupted flow of goods and services within communities. However, the growing frequency and intensity of natural hazards and extreme weather events are escalating the vulnerabilities of bridge infrastructure. In recent years, Oklahoma has faced an increasing frequency of extreme weather events, including tornadoes, rising temperatures, and flash floods. These threats pose significant challenges for bridge design and maintenance leading to safety and functionality concerns. Therefore, innovative strategies and solutions are needed to reduce the impact of changes in weather patterns and extreme events on bridge infrastructure. Enhancing resilience of bridge infrastructure requires the incorporation of weather factors into bridge design codes and standards. The proposed study plans to evaluate the effect of changes in weather patterns and extreme weather events on the environmental load demand related to temperature and wind speed for bridges in Oklahoma. The use of advanced climatic models to predict future changes in weather patterns and estimate environmental load demand will be explored. A risk analysis will be performed to assess the vulnerability of bridges to future predicted weather conditions. Recommendations for updating bridge design codes and standards to incorporate considerations of extreme weather events will be provided based on the findings of this study.

• Record URL:
  • https://abc-utc.fiu.edu/estimating-environmental-load-demands-considering-weather-extremes-to-enhance-resiliency-of-oklahoma-bridges/

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $61,000.00
• 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:

  University of Oklahoma, Norman

  School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science
  202 West Boyd Street, Room 334
  Norman, OK  United States  73019
• Principal Investigators:

  Ashik Ali, Syed

• Start Date: 20250101
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge design; Disaster resilience; Forecasting; Risk analysis; Temperature; Weather conditions; Wind
• Geographic Terms: Oklahoma
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01973310
• 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: Dec 2 2025 4:20PM