A review of the potential impacts of climate change on the safety and performance of bridges

An overabundance of evidence, both observational and from model projections, indicates that changes to the climate system are taking place at unprecedented rates. Although the magnitudes of these changes involve large uncertainties, the fact that our climate is changing is unequivocal. To ensure an unimpaired functionality of our societies,it is therefore of crucial importance to study the potential climate change impacts on infrastructure. Taking into account that bridges have a considerably long service life, it is of direct relevance to ascertain their reliable performance against climate change risks. This paper synthesizes the findings of over 190 research articles to identify the potential risks climate change may pose on bridges. Over 30 potential risks, supported by pertinent previous bridge damage (or failure) cases, are identified, categorized, and linked to the projected future climate changes. The identified risks can be used as a basis for future risk prioritization by bridge managers.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1080/23789689.2019.1593003
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/23789689
• Supplemental Notes:
  • © 2019 Amro Nasr et al.
• Authors:
  • Nasr, Amro
  • 0000-0002-8322-3079
  • Björnsson, I
  • Honfi, D
  • 0000-0001-5879-7305
  • Larsson Ivanov, O
  • 0000-0002-2772-5832
  • Johansson, J
  • Kjellström, E
  • 0000-0002-6495-1038
• Publication Date: 2021-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 192-212
• Serial:
  • Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue Number: 3-4
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISSN: 2378-9689
  • Serial URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/tsri20

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Climate change; Literature reviews; Performance; Risk assessment; Transportation safety
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Environment; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01786026
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 26 2021 2:25PM