Future Resilient Transport Networks - FUTURENET
Lead Research Organisation:
British Geological Survey
Department Name: Engineering Geology
Abstract
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Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
| David Gunn (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Dijkstra T
(2014)
Forecasting infrastructure resilience to climate change
in Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Transport
Gunn D
(2016)
Aged embankment imaging and assessment using surface waves
in Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Forensic Engineering
Gunn D A
(2015)
Rayleigh wave propagation assessment for transport corridors
in Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Transport
| Description | The concept of 'resilience' was explored from the perspectives of travellers, network managers and policy makers. Resilience was defined using a metric comparing actual journey time vs expected journey time. An assessment method was developed that incorporated a range of hazards causing a loss of transport service and associated travel disruptions including: i. direct climate hazards (rainfall, flooding), ii. climate-induced hazards on the road/track (rutting, buckling) and geohazards (shrink-swell, landslides). A suite of physical process models for different extreme weather-related effects on transport networks, were developed and can be used in future projects to improve infrastructure asset management. This was integrated into a methodology for determining the resilience of large scale transport networks. Case studies demonstrated how travel disruption propagates across rail network connections following a specific event (such as flooding or landslide), causing delays across the country, which could be used to inform travellers and to optimise travel plans. Its application will help identify strategic transport resilience and prioritise future investment. |
| Exploitation Route | The FutureNet assessment framework is being used on the current iSMART project (EP/K027050/1). |
| Sectors | Environment,Transport |
| URL | http://www.arcc-network.org.uk/project-summaries/futurenet/#.VsLnZvmLRQI |
| Description | BGS information products and assessment methods further developed and integrated into Network Rail / Highways England procedures. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2013 |
| Sector | Transport |
| Impact Types | Societal,Policy & public services |