Interactive Decision Support System for Planning and Construction of Large-Scale Tunneling Projects

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• Creators:
  Sousa, Rita L. ; Bandelt, Matthew J ; Huang, Shengfeng ; Mehryaar, Ehsan
• Corporate Creators:
  New Jersey Institute of Technology ; Stevens Institute of Technology ; New Jersey Institute of Technology. Newark College of Engineering ; Gateway Corporation
• Contributors:
  Engle, Benjamin
• Corporate Contributors:
  Rutgers University. Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation ; United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration ; United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Construction Decision Support Systems Infrastructure Large-scale Transportation Infrastructure Risk Assessment Transportation Tunnels Urban Areas
• Publication/ Report Number:
  CAIT-UTC-REG56
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Report: July 1, 2021– March 31, 2025
• Corporate Publisher:
  Rutgers University. Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation ; Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT) (UTC)
• Abstract:
  Major transportation infrastructure projects have a strong impact on the surrounding communities. Tunnels, particularly in urban areas, provide greater benefits than above-the-ground alternatives, when considering reduced congestion and associated pollution, reduced disruption to businesses, pedestrians, and traffic during construction, and during their entire life cycle. Unfortunately, many well-known large-scale transportation infrastructure projects, in particular those with tunnels, are associated with high construction cost overruns and delays. These issues are mostly a result of the uncertainties associated with subsurface construction. It is, therefore, critical to develop a decision support system to quantify risk and uncertainties in underground construction that can be used by designers and decision-makers. This project was proposed in the context of this comprehensive transportation systems planning effort and the need for integrated approaches that includes the consideration of uncertainties into the planning of large tunnel systems. The developed approach was demonstrated with an application to the planning of the Hudson tunnel project. The project addresses the specific issue of natural hazards or risk events during construction and puts them into the context of the entire transportation system. Also, and very importantly, the planning of transportation systems under consideration of natural hazards are an issue of worldwide interest and necessity.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  69A3551847102
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers
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