Eren Erman Ozguven, Ph.D., Associate Professor; Eric Twum Barima, Ph.D. Candidate; Neetesh Sharma, Ph.D., Assistant Professor; Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering

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Description:
This presentation explores how bridge health index, risk modeling, network analysis, and bridge-replacement economics can be integrated to prioritize bridges for infrastructure resilience. Rather than relying solely on traditional condition ratings, the framework integrates structural fragility, accessibility loss, population exposure, and economic impacts to evaluate bridges under flood disruption scenarios.  A case study of Duval County, Florida, demonstrates that structurally moderate bridges may warrant high priority due to limited network redundancy or disproportionate social impact. The framework provides a transparent and defensible decision-support tool for allocating limited infrastructure funding to maximize safety, network reliability, and long-term resilience.

Presenters:

Eren Erman Ozguven, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
email:  eozguven@eng.famu.fsu.edu

Eric Twum Barima
Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
email: et24h@fsu.edu

Neetesh Sharma, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
email:  nsharma@eng.famu.fsu.edu

Presentation Graphics:
graphics courtesy of FAMU-FSU

Figure 1. Figure 1. Spatial Distribution of essential service accessibility loss for residential areas

Figure 2. Figure 2. Spatial distribution of bridge replacement cost in Duval County

Figure 3. Online platform for evaluation, visualization, and prioritization of the bridges (INTELLI-VIZ)

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