OBJECTIVE RESILIENCE MONITORING FOR RAILROAD SYSTEMS

This chapter explores different issues related to the resilience monitoring of railroad systems. Profiles of some of the most important hazards considered by railroad managers and owners are described, with specific focus on the various stressors that pose a risk to asset and network operations. Available data sources that can be used to objectively quantify the components of resilience are described, along with the NIAC’s four resilience components, in the context of the railroad sector. Several case studies that illustrate the quantification of resilience in various railroad applications are presented. The Principle of Resilience Monitoring and associated lemmas are applied to project a general basis for performing comprehensive, and ultimately rewarding, resilience monitoring practices as part of a resilience management program for civil infrastructure systems. A set of recommended practices is included.

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Author Jerome Peter Lynch Civil and Environmental Engineering