YOUR BRIDGES ARE FAILING, WHICH ONE SHOULD YOU FIX FIRST? AN OBJECTIVE YET SIMPLE METHOD TO RATE BRIDGES

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Carroll, Christopher
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infrastructure
bridges
transportation
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Darken, Rudolph P.
Mackin, Thomas J.
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2020-03
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Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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There is no simple and objective method for rating the criticality of bridges that conveys multi-sector components. This thesis addresses this problem using a multi-sector approach that accounts for sector-specific disruptions that can arise from damage to a single bridge. Methods for rating bridges are drawn from the existing academic, industrial, and international communities’ efforts to quantify criticality. Using this sector-specific information, a novel solution is proposed for rating the criticality of a bridge, or other structure, that conveys co-linear links or nodes associated with multiple infrastructure networks.
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National Security Affairs (CHDS)
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