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  • A Comprehensive Formulation Prioritizing Bridge Interventions Subject to Flood Hazard

    Category: Graduate Student Seminar A Comprehensive Formulation Prioritizing Bridge Interventions Subject to Flood Hazard

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    April 24, 2026

    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

    presentation begins:  3:48
    Q & A begins:  40:19

    Presentation Documents:
    IBT-ABC April 2026 Quarterly Research Seminar Presentation Slides
    Intro & News Slides

    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)

    For more information: Please contact us by sending an email to abc@fiu.edu.