Integrating fire safety into bridge design is essential for resilient infrastructure

Andrea Franchini; Bosibori Barake; Carmine Galasso; Maria E. Moreyra Garlock; Joseph Mulligan; Spencer Quiel; Jose L. Torero

doi:10.1038/s41467-024-49593-3

Integrating fire safety into bridge design is essential for resilient infrastructure

Andrea Franchini, Bosibori Barake, Carmine Galasso, Maria E. Moreyra Garlock, Joseph Mulligan, Spencer Quiel, Jose L. Torero

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The 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.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	6629
Journal	Nature communications
Volume	15
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-49593-3
State	Published - Dec 2024
Externally published	Yes

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General Chemistry
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
General Physics and Astronomy

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