Computer Application to Assess the Structural Robustness of Bridges using a New Semi-Probabilistic Metric

Many bridge structures have progressively collapsed in recent history due to member damage, leading to loss of life and often a distressed economy. A major challenge in the bridge engineering community is finding comprehensive guidelines on the design and evaluation of bridge structures to mitigate progressive collapse in the event of a local damage scenario. Stemming from this knowledge gap, the objectives of this research are to1) propose a new metric to probabilistically quantify the robustness of bridges against progress collapse, and 2) to program the metric in a user-friendly computer application that can be readily utilized in the consulting engineering industry to design and assess real-world bridge structures.

Faculty Supervisor:

Fadi Oudah

Student:

Partner:

CBCL Ltd

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Dalhousie University

Program: