Resilience and Sustainability of Underground Transportation Infrastructure: Climate Vulnerability and Sustainability Assessments

The need for sustainable infrastructure is increasingly evident and resilience has been recognized as an essential part of sustainability. The goal of this study is to assess to what extent existing guidance for sustainable and resilient infrastructure design is appropriate for use with underground transportation infrastructure. Based on this assessment, recommendations will be made for subsequent enhancements. At the outset of the project, the two frameworks of greatest interest are Envision (Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure) and the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA’s) Climate Change & Extreme Weather Vulnerability Assessment Framework. The study is divided into three phases: (1) review and assessment of existing frameworks, (2) engaging stakeholders to prioritize needs, and (3) developing draft specifications for departments of transportation (DOTs) or draft guidelines to be incorporated in tools such as Envision and FHWA framework. The outcomes of this project will help local and national stakeholders take a unified approach to natural disasters, adapt to the effects of climate change, and satisfy the various requirements of sustainability (environmental, social, and economic). This goal is in line with the objectives of the UTC-UTI and the broader goal of “Improving the durability and extending the life of transportation infrastructure” set by US DOT.

• Record URL:
  https://zenodo.org/communities/utc-uti/

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $240366
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3551747118

• Sponsor Organizations:

  University Transportation Center for Underground Transportation Infrastructure

  Colorado School of Mines
  Golden, CO  United States  80401

  Maptek

  Dever, co  United States  80401

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

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

  California State University Los Angeles

  5151 State University Drive
  Los Angeles, CA  United States  90032
• Performing Organizations:

  California State University Los Angeles

  5151 State University Drive
  Los Angeles, CA  United States  90032
• Principal Investigators:

  Rodriguez-Nikl , Tonatiuh

  Mazari , Mehran

• Start Date: 20170901
• Expected Completion Date: 20200831
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Disaster resilience; Evaluation and assessment; Guidelines; Infrastructure; Stakeholders; Sustainable development; Tunnels; Underground structures
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Environment; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01660187
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: University Transportation Center for Underground Transportation Infrastructure
• Contract Numbers: 69A3551747118
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Feb 3 2018 8:39PM