Overview
New York State Department of Transportation’s (NYSDOT) small culvert system is estimated to include more than 80,000 sites, with only a fraction of those sites having adequate inventory and inspection data.
The purpose of this project is to complete a system-wide inventory of small culverts across NYSDOT’s regions, complete field inspections for small culverts not yet in the inventory, and evaluate hydraulic capacity for each small culvert to understand which structures most need to be upsized. This project builds on the research team’s previous work developing a system-level assessment of NYSDOT culvert infrastructure resiliency. It will provide insight to better prioritize capital program investments in a manner that improves site- and network-level resilience.
Research Objectives
This project is being conducted in two parallel efforts:
1) Physical inspection and inventory of culverts not currently delineated in the NYSDOT database. This work will take place in the field throughout New York State’s roadway network and regional offices. The team is reviewing the existing NYSDOT database, coordinating student survey teams, and capturing data and images of culvert conditions in the field.
2) Hydrological modeling and the identification of structures most need to be upsized for hydraulic capacity. The team is developing catchment areas and modeling each small culvert, calculating resilience metrics, and assessing system resilience given various sources of uncertainty.
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Personnel
KAAN OZBAY
DIRECTOR, C2SMART PROFESSOR, NYU
Kaan Ozbay is the Principal Investigator.
Omar Wani
Assistant Professor, NYU
Omar Wani is a Co-Principal Investigator.
Frank DarConte
Research Professor, NYU
Frank DarConte is a Co-Principal Investigator.
Berina Kilicarslan
Researcher, NYU
Berina Kilicarslan is a Researcher on this project.
Omid Emamjomehzadeh
Researcher, NYU
Omid Emamjomehzadeh is a Researcher on this project.
Mario Ponce Pacheco
Researcher, NYU
Mario Ponce Pacheco is a Researcher on this project.
Fan Zuo
researcher, NYU
Fan Zuo is a Researcher on this project.
Holly Chase
Researcher, NYU
Holly Chase is a Researcher on this project.