June 2024

The continental US and US territories have a combined shoreline of 95,471 miles, and over 40 percent of the population lives near the coast. The infrastructure supporting this population is subjected to many coastal hazards, this research focuses on storm surges. This webinar aims to show a holistic framework for analyzing the stability of built geotechnical infrastructure in the coastal corridor subjected to storm surge events. The use of a probabilistic approach to account for the inherent variabilities and uncertainties in the coastal environment is also discussed. Additionally, some preliminary ideas for mitigating these challenges shall be explored as a means for efficient decision-making for stakeholders in the face of storm surges and associated hazards.