A RISK ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY FOR CRITICAL TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE

Infrastructure protection typifies a problem of risk assessment and management in a large-scale system. This study offers a methodological framework to identify, prioritize, assess, and manage risks. It includes the following major considerations: (1) a holistic approach to risk identification; (2) prioritization of a large number of risks or risk scenarios; (3) structured solicitation and effective integration of expert judgment into qualitative and quantitative analyses to supplement limited data availability; (4) extreme and catastrophic event analysis; and (5) use of multiobjective framework to evaluate management options (i.e., analyzing trade-offs among noncommensurate, conflicting objectives such as risk and cost). The methodology was illustrated using five case studies of selected transportation infrastructures in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/19540
• Corporate Authors:

  Virginia Transportation Research Council

  530 Edgemont Road
  Charlottesville, VA  United States  22903

  Virginia Department of Transportation

  Office of Public Affairs, 1221 East Broad Street
  Richmond, VA  United States  23219

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Haimes, Y Y
  • Lambert, James H
  • Kaplan, S
  • Pikus, I
  • Leung, F
• Publication Date: 2002-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 56 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Expert evidence; Infrastructure; Methodology; Risk assessment; Risk management; Strategic planning; Transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Holistic approach; Multiobjective framework
• Geographic Terms: Virginia
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00924061
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/VTRC 02-CR5,, Final Contract Report
• Contract Numbers: UPC 00056078-6940
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: May 2 2002 12:00AM