Potential Hydrodynamic Loads on Coastal Bridges in the Greater New York Area due to Extreme Storm Surge and Wave

Change in climate and other environments is now putting transportation infrastructure alone the New York City (NYC) metro area’s coastline at a greater risk to extreme storm surges, which has been manifested during Hurricane Irene and Hurricane Sandy in recent years. The objective of this project is to estimate potential hydrodynamics loads by such extreme surges on coastal bridges of the greater NYC area in predicted conditions of sea-level rise and recorded increase frequency of strong hurricanes.

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Language

English

Project

Status: Completed
Funding: $22875
Contract Numbers:
49198-27-28
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:
University Transportation Research Center

City College of New York
Marshak Hall, Suite 910, 160 Convent Avenue
New York, NY United States 10031
Project Managers:
Eickemeyer, Penny
Performing Organizations:
City College of New York

Civil Engineering, Steinman T-127
140th Street and Convent Avenue
New York, NY United States 10031
Principal Investigators:
Tang, Hansong
Start Date: 20160901
Expected Completion Date: 20180228
Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

TRT Terms: Bridges; Climate change; Coastal zone management; Hurricanes; Hydrodynamics; Infrastructure; Storm surges
Identifier Terms: Hurricane Sandy, 2012
Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

Accession Number: 01612971
Record Type: Research project
Source Agency: University Transportation Research Center
Contract Numbers: 49198-27-28
Files: UTC, RIP
Created Date: Oct 4 2016 3:44PM