CEEM Seminar | Dan Frangopol | Lehigh University
Life-Cycle Risk, Resilience, and Sustainability of Civil Infrastructure under Multi-hazards
Decisions regarding design, assessment and maintenance of structures and infrastructure systems should be supported by an integrated risk, resilience and sustainability-based life-cycle multi-objective optimization framework by considering, among other factors, the likelihood of successful performance and the total expected cost accrued over their entire life. The primary objective of this lecture is to present a life-cycle multi-objective optimization framework for risk-, resilience- and sustainability-informed decision making for structures and infrastructure systems under lifetime hazards including corrosion, earthquake and climate change. Several important performance indicators necessary to be implemented in the design, assessment and maintenance of structures and infrastructure systems under single and multiple hazards are introduced. Bridges and bridge transportation networks are used to illustrate the application of the proposed approach.
Dan Frangopol
Dr. Frangopol is the inaugural holder of the Fazlur R. Khan Endowed Chair of Structural Engineering and Architecture Emeritus at Lehigh University. Before joining Lehigh University in 2006, he was Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder, where he is now Professor Emeritus. He is internationally recognized as a pioneer in the field of life-cycle engineering of civil and marine structures under various types of hazards. Dr. Frangopol is the Founding President of the International Association for Bridge Maintenance and Safety (IABMAS) and the International Association for Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE). He is the Founding Editor of Structure and Infrastructure Engineering. Dr. Frangopol is the recipient of several honors and awards from ASCE, IABSE, IASSAR, ISHMII (renamed SCSHM), SAE and other professional organizations. He holds 5 honorary doctorates and 14 honorary professorships from major universities. In 2023, ASCE established the Dan M. Frangopol Medal for Life-Cycle Engineering of Civil Structures. Dr. Frangopol is an elected member of the National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Construction, and a foreign member of the Canadian, Japanese and Mexican Academies of Engineering, Academia Europaea (London), Royal Academy of Belgium, Romanian Academy, Romanian Academy of Technical Sciences, and a Distinguished Member of ASCE.