Educa.on for Improving Resiliency of Coastal Infrastructure...Impact of Project • Provide educated, updated, qualiﬁed, and competent individuals, students, professionals, ﬁrst

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Educa.on for Improving Resiliency of Coastal Infrastructure

IsmaelPagán-Trinidad(PI)1,RicardoR.López(Co-PI)2CivilInfrastructureResearchCenter(CIRC)

DepartmentofCivilEngineeringandSurveyingUniversityofPuertoRicoatMayagüez,Mayagüez,PuertoRico

1-DepartmentDirector2-CIRCDirector/DepartmentAssociateDirector

Source:AdaptedfromUPRMConference(FEMA,2014)

CaribbeanCoastalHazards(HurricaneWinds-StormSurges,Earthquakes-Tsunamis,RiverineFloods,Waves,

Tides)PuertoRico:Overpopulated

•  (44/78municipaliVesnearbythecoast)


VISION To provide students and faculty, professionals and homeland security personnel, and affected citizens with capabilities to assess the effects of natural hazards on coastal infrastructure, the conditions of existing structures, and rehabilitation alternatives to mitigate future damage and potential risks.

MAIN GOALS •  Develop and offer formal and informal education through courses, workshops, seminars,

lectures and other educational means leading to advance knowledge on the state of practice on Resiliency of Coastal Infrastructure (built and natural).

•  StrengthenthepipelineofstudentsandprofessionalsintoRCIcareersandpracVce. •  HelpthecommunityunderstandbeXervariousstagesincoastalinfrastructurehazard:

•  prevenVon,preparedness,response,recovery,andmiVgaVon.•  Create a Certificate in Resiliency of Coastal Infrastructure (RCI).


ProjectRelevancetoDHSS&TMission

• Alignswithresearchtheme“BuildingResilientCommuniVes”• Contributesto“PlanningforaDisasterResilientFuture”,“CommunicaVngRisktoMoVvateAcVon”,“FloodRiskCommunicaVon”,and“WholeCommunityApproach”.


ImpactofProject

•  Provideeducated,updated,qualified,andcompetentindividuals,students,professionals,firstresponders,andofficialsfromminoritypopula.onwhowillbecapableandmo.vatedtoengage,par.cipate,andserveinthe“WholeCommunityApproach”.

StrengthenNaVonalPreparednessandResilience(Goal5.2Mission5–MiVgateHazardandVulnerability)

•  Promotepublicandprivatesectorawarenessandunderstandingofcommunity-specificrisks•  Reducevulnerabilitythroughstandards,regula.ons,resilientdesign,effec.vemi.ga.onanddisasterriskmeasures;and

•  Preventincidentsbyestablishing,andensuringcompliancewith,standardsandregula.ons.


METHODOLOGIES:TechnologyTransferforResilienceofCoastalInfrastructure

• Formalcourses•  Informalcourses• Workshops• Seminars• Lectures• Literatureresourcelibraryorrepository–Website• CerVficates


June2016

• RCIConsVtuentsNetwork• ProgramInauguraVon• EducaVonalPrioriVes• 1stRound:Seminars/Lectures

June2017

• Partnerships:EngagePartners• Seminar,Workshops,Conference

• EngageFaculty/Students/Professionals•  Internships,Courses,Training

• FirstRoundofCerVficates

Resiliency of Coastal Infrastructure Educa.on MILESTONES

June2018

• ExpandEducaVonalCommunity• HighSchoolstudents/teachers

• CommunityofMinorityEducaVonalLeaders• TraintheTrainersworkshop

• SecondRoundofCerVficates


RESULTS:NETWORKING• CollaboraVonAgreement:UPRMandNDPTCNa.onalDisasterPrepardenessTrainingCenter-NDPTC(UniversityofHawaii)MediaInterview:Feb.4,2016LocalTVSta.on

• AgreementwiththeUPRMSeaGrantProgram• Training:PER-306HURRIPLANResilientBuildingDesignforCoastalCommuniVes• Training:“BeyondAcademia:MaximizingResearchImpact”–UPRMR&DCenter

PhotosCourtesyUPRMSeaGrantProgram


RESULTS:UPRM–ConferenceCoordinaVon

•  ClimateChangeImpactintheCaribbean• Goals:Educa.onal&ResearchAgendaintheCaribbean• Format:Lectures+Workshop• Focus:CoastalEnvironments• Themes:EconomicDevelopment/Infrastructure/Agriculture/Social-Governance/Others

• Date:December2016• Site:UPRM-MayagüezandSanJuan,PR• DuraVon:2-3days

•  InvitaVon:CRCPartnersCollaboraVon


RESULTS

•  EducaVon:FormalCourse/ModuleDesign(Facultyengagement)•  CoastalResilientStructures(3credits)–Saffar•  Introduc.ontoMarineGeomechanics(3credits)–Morales• NaturalHazardsinCoastalZones(3credits)–López&Pagán• GeotechnicalAnalysisofCoastalStructures(1credit)-Ramos

ExampleNewCourse:CoastalResilientStructures–3credits

DetailedTopics

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DetailedTopics

RA1Module:ReviewofProbabilityTheory(0.5credit)


RiskAssessment

(RA Modules)

CoastalResiliency

(CR Modules)

RA1 Module:Review of Probability

Theory(0.5 credit)

RA2 Module:Relating Vulnerability

to Risk(0.5 credit)

CR1 Module:Hazard Mitigation

(0.5 credit)

CR2 Module:Structural Design

(1 credit)

CR3 Module:Fragility Analysis

(0.5 credit)

• Statistical sampling and probability measures • Main descriptors of a random variable • Conditional probability • Central limit theory and models from limiting cases • Characteristic values • Poisson process and Poisson distribution • Statistics of extremes • Multivariate distributions and the concept of correlation • Monte Carlo Simulation • Testing goodness of fit • Regression analysis

• Elements of classical reliability theory • Understanding safety formats for level-I codes • Hasofer and Fiessler transformation • Level-II reliability analysis • Defining coastal resilience loading • Limit state functions • Methods for evaluation of partial coefficients • Designing coastal resilience • Code calibration process

• Defining uncertainty • Centrality of state variables • Sensitivity analysis • Risk of extreme events • Decision tree analysis • Basic fault tree analysis • Extreme events in fault tree analysis

Coastal Resilient

Structures(3 credits)

• Nature-based storm risk reduction features • Levees • Storm surge barriers • Seawalls and revetments • Groins • Detached breakwaters • Assigning performance factors to mitigation measures

• Identifying state variables • Methodology • Existing Fragility curves for extreme events • Classifying coastal structures by vulnerability • Predicting damage states • Developing fragility curves for coastal structures

Alldetailedtopicsaredesignedforthiscourse


• MarineGeomechanics• MarineSoils(Proper.esandStrength)• MarineSedimentProper.es• WaveInducedPorePressures•  Laboratory,Field,andExperimentalTechnics•  OffshoreResourceDevelopments•  ChallengesanddesignofnearshoreandoffshoreGeotechnicalStructures

Example2.NewCourseIntroducVontoMarineGeomechanics(3credits)


End-Users

• University(Faculty,Students):Teaching/Research• PracVVoners(Engineering/Architecture/Planning/others):Analysis/Design/Construc.on

• FirstResponders(GovernmentOfficials):Enforcement/Preven.on,Response,etc.

• Precollege(Faculty/Students):Mo.va.on/Pipeline

• Community(Volunteers/Non-forProfitOrg./CommercialBusiness/InsuranceCo.):Preparedness,Engagement,Par.cipa.on

• OTHERS


RESULTS:SUMREXINITIATIVES

•  BAAERDC:1MSThesis“CoastalHurricaneModeling”•  OSU:2posi.ons:“HydrodynamicModeling”•  LSU/UCF:1posi.on:“CoastalModeling”•  ERDC-EPRMEducaVonalandResearchPartnership(ERIP):CoastalandHydraulicLab(CHL)–5posi.ons–variousresearchers

•  Synthe7cHurricaneTracks•  NumericalModelingofRiverineFloods•  NearShoreNumericalWaveModeling•  Nonlinearwavemodeling(FUNWAVE)•  HydrodynamicNumericalModeling(Estuarine,riverine,coastal,salinityintrusion,

sediments)

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Educa.on for Improving Resiliency of Coastal Infrastructure...Impact of Project • Provide educated, updated, qualiﬁed, and competent individuals, students, professionals, ﬁrst