Improving Transportation Infrastructure Resilience against Hurricanes, other Natural Disasters, and Weathering: Part II - Analysis of pedestrian bridges failures due to Hurricane Maria

The primary goal of this proposal is to analyze pedestrian bridges that were damaged or collapsed during Hurricane Maria. The specific objectives of the project are: (a) Develop an inventory of pedestrian bridges that experienced damages or collapsed and document the type of failures experienced. (b) Study a case of a steel pedestrian bridge which has experienced lateral bending in a plastic range due to the impact of hurricane Maria. This pedestrian bridge is located over a primary artery of the San Juan Metropolitan Area and was used to install traffic signs after its construction. The intended outcome of the project is for the Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works (PRDOT) and FHWA-PR to take the necessary steps to improve the design and construction of pedestrian bridges, and the installation of traffic sign on pedestrian bridges. The assessment of pedestrian bridge ownership and the compiled data will be also valuable to the PRDOT.

• Record URL:
  http://cait.rutgers.edu/cait/research/improving-transportation-infrastructure-resilience-against-hurricanes-other-natural-d-0

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $67184
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3551847102

  CAIT-UTC-REG18

• 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:

  Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority

  P.O. Box 42007
  San Juan,   Puerto Rico  00940-2007

  Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation

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

  Carlos, Juan

  Szary, Patrick

• Performing Organizations:

  Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico

  377 Ponce de León Ave
  San Juan, PR  United States  00918
• Principal Investigators:

  Cruzado, Héctor

  Pacheco-Crosetti, Gustavo

• Start Date: 20181001
• Expected Completion Date: 20200302
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Collapse; Failure analysis; Footbridges; Hurricanes; Steel bridges; Traffic signs
• Identifier Terms: Hurricane Maria
• Geographic Terms: Puerto Rico
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01685242
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation
• Contract Numbers: 69A3551847102, CAIT-UTC-REG18
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Nov 13 2018 9:30AM