Transportation Infrastructure under Hurricane Hazards

Dear Colleagues,

Transportation infrastructure (e.g., bridges, tunnels, highways and railways) is vulnerable to hurricane-related hazards (e.g., strong winds, heavy rain, high surge/waves and severe flooding), which are aggravated by climate change (e.g., increased frequency and intensity of hurricanes). Hence, it is of critical importance to understand hurricane impacts on transportation infrastructure and ensure its resilience during hurricanes. Recently, great success has been achieved in using advanced algorithms (e.g., AI and machine learning) and equipment (e.g., high performance sensors and actuators) to enhance the safety and serviceability of transportation infrastructure. The advanced technologies and methodologies in this new era present great opportunities for building transportation infrastructure that can withstand hurricane events. To explore the potential benefits of technological and methodological advancements, this Topic “Transportation Infrastructure under Hurricane Hazards” welcomes the latest research on advanced tools to assess and enhance performance of transportation infrastructure at risk of hurricane hazards. The scope includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Modeling schemes of hurricane-induced hazards (e.g., wind, rain, surge, waves and flooding);
• The effect of climate change on hurricane hazards;
• Hurricane impacts on transportation infrastructure (e.g., structural vibrations under winds, damage attributed to storm surge and wave loading, impact from debris, and scour or erosion of abutments and foundations);
• Multi-hazard analysis for transportation infrastructure;
• Advanced tools to enhance hurricane resilience of transportation infrastructure (e.g., AI, machine learning, sensors and actuators);
• Risk analysis of transportation infrastructure subject to hurricane hazards;
• Hurricane mitigation methods of transportation infrastructure;
• Emergency response of transportation infrastructure during hurricanes;
• Post-hurricane recovery of transportation infrastructure.

Dr. Teng Wu
Prof. Dr. Anxin Guo
Dr. Shaopeng Li
Topic Editors