Principal Investigator(s) and
Institution(s)
Stuart D. Werner, Seismic Systems & Engineering Consultants
Objective
This task is part of the overall project effort being carried to develop loss estimation
methods for highway systems. This effort will build on the methodology for seismic risk
analysis (SRA) of highway systems that was developed under FHWA/MCEER Project
DTFH61-92-C-00106, by extending and incorporating new loss models into the economic module
of the SRA methodology. The initial phase of this work will consist of an independent
review under Task B1-1 of the software previously developed (currently called ROAD-1),
which is the beta software developed to implement the SRA methodology. This task will
support the independent review by assisting in resolving questions that may arise and
providing guidance on the operation of the methodology and software. In addition, to
facilitate this review, this task will implement and document a demonstration application
of ROAD-1 to the analysis of the Memphis, Tennessee regional highway system.
Approach
This task will consist of the following subtasks:
Subtask 1 - Support of SRA Review. The team that developed ROAD-1 will be available
to the reviewers of the software working under project Task B1-1, to address questions
that may arise and assist in the evaluation and assessment.
Subtask 2 - Demonstration SRA. The latest version of ROAD-1 will used in a
demonstration analysis of the Memphis, Tennessee regional highway system. The purpose of
this analysis is to provide the Task B1-1 reviewers with detailed documentation of an
actual application of the ROAD-1 software package, and to facilitate its review and
evaluation.
Anticipated Start Date and Duration
January 1, 1999 - 24 months
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