Real-Time Prediction of Storm Surge and Wave Loading on Coastal Bridges

According to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), almost 36,000 bridges are located within 15 miles of the United States coastline. Many of these coastal bridges are vulnerable to storm surge and hurricane wave forces, and this is expected to worsen with rising sea levels associated with changing climate. The primary goal of this proposal is to lay the ground work for the development of tools and techniques for rapid prediction of storm surge and wave effects on coastal bridges. The intended outcome of the project is to develop a computational platform for the rapid prediction of joint storm surge and wave loadings on coastal bridges, using storm parameters (e.g., size, intensity and translational speed) as inputs. The computational tool could also be used in real time by first responders in the event of storm-surge flooding due to extreme wind storms such as hurricanes and Nor’easters, by DOTs and state and local Offices of Emergency Services for scenario planning, and by engineers and planners for risk assessment.

• Record URL:
  https://cait.rutgers.edu/research/real-time-prediction-of-storm-surge-and-wave-loading-on-coastal-bridges/

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $176256
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3551847102

  CAIT-UTC-REG33

• 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:

  Arup

  77 Water Street
  New York, NY  United States  10005

  Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation

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

  Carter, Matt

  Szary, Patrick

• Performing Organizations:

  University at Buffalo - SUNY

  221 Ketter Hall
  Buffalo, NY  United States  14260
• Principal Investigators:

  Sett, Kallol

  Wu, Teng

• Start Date: 20200101
• Expected Completion Date: 20201231
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Coasts; Floods; Hazards; Hurricanes; Mathematical prediction; Ocean waves; Real time information; Risk assessment; Storm surges
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01749474
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation
• Contract Numbers: 69A3551847102, CAIT-UTC-REG33
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Aug 27 2020 5:28PM