Authors: Andrea Franchini, Bosibori Barake, Carmine Galasso, Maria E. Moreyra Garlock, Joseph Mulligan, Spencer Quiel, Jose L. Torero
Published: 2024-08-05
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49593-3
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AbstractThe frequent occurrences of bridge fires and the substantial disruptions and direct/indirect economic losses resulting from these events highlight the immediate need for effective fire-safety-oriented design of new bridges and retrofit approaches for vulnerable existing bridges. In this Perspective, we discuss why a holistic engineering approach integrating innovative fire analysis methods and structural design/retrofit strategies into multi-hazard and future-oriented risk modeling frameworks represents the way forward to more sustainable and resilient infrastructure in an uncertain and rapidly changing built environment.