Evaluation of Interaction between Bridge Infrastructure Resilience Factors against Seismic Hazard

Ángel Francisco Galaviz Román, Md Saiful Arif Khan, Golam Kabir (), Muntasir Billah and Subhrajit Dutta
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Ángel Francisco Galaviz Román: Industrial Systems Engineering, University of Regina, Regina, SK S4S 0A2, Canada
Md Saiful Arif Khan: Industrial Systems Engineering, University of Regina, Regina, SK S4S 0A2, Canada
Golam Kabir: Industrial Systems Engineering, University of Regina, Regina, SK S4S 0A2, Canada
Muntasir Billah: Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
Subhrajit Dutta: Civil Engineering Department, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Silchar, Assam 781017, India

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 16, 1-18

Abstract: Infrastructure systems, such as bridges, are perpetually vulnerable to natural hazards such as seismic events, flooding, and landslides. This study aims to determine the relevant parameters required to increase the seismic resilience of bridge infrastructure based on the decisions of experts and prior research. To this end, the crisp DEMATEL (decision-making and trial evaluation laboratory) and rough DEMATEL methods are employed. Rough DEMATEL is a supplement to crisp DEMATEL that incorporates rough theory to handle ambiguity. The efficacies of the rough and crisp DEMATEL methods are then compared between the two approaches. This study found the most crucial seismic-resilience variables for bridges. The outcomes of this study reveal the significant order and cause-and-effect relationships. This research can assist transportation engineers and executive agencies in enhancing the seismic resilience of roadway bridges and bridge networks.

Keywords: roadway bridges; seismic resiliency; seismic events; rough DEMATEL; crisp DEMATEL (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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