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Application of GIS/Geomatics to Areas affected by Subsiding Land and Rising Sea: Simulation of Risks and Identification of At-Risk Infrastructure
Pipelines 2019: Condition Assessment, Construction, and Rehabilitation -- Proceedings of Sessions of the Pipelines 2019 Conference
  • Sanjay Tewari, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Francis Manning
  • Wesley Palmer
Abstract

Combined effect of land subsidence and sea level rise poses a significant longterm threat of coastal land inundation. It jeopardizes infrastructure located in these areas. A detailed GIS method that adopts historical land elevation data of a region collected by a continuous monitoring and surveying network is discussed and detailed in this paper. Authors simulated the risks of land inundation for varying periods in future and identified at-risk infrastructure located in the affected area with the help of the GIS. The risks were forecasted for next 100 years, with 10-year increments starting from 2014. Some of the infrastructure assets located in some of the coastal areas of Gulf of Mexico were chosen as an example of at-risks assets for this study. Authorities such as state departments of transportation would use this approach in identifying the at-risk infrastructure and plan for their short-term and long-term response accordingly.

Meeting Name
Pipelines 2019 Conference: Condition Assessment, Construction, and Rehabilitation (2019: Jul. 21-24, Nashville, TN)
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
  • Floods,
  • Sea level, Combined effect,
  • Continuous monitoring,
  • Elevation data,
  • Gulf of Mexico,
  • Infrastructure assets,
  • Land subsidence,
  • Sea level rise,
  • State departments of transportations, Pipelines
International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
978-078448249-0
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2019 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
7-1-2019
Publication Date
01 Jul 2019
Citation Information
Sanjay Tewari, Francis Manning and Wesley Palmer. "Application of GIS/Geomatics to Areas affected by Subsiding Land and Rising Sea: Simulation of Risks and Identification of At-Risk Infrastructure" Pipelines 2019: Condition Assessment, Construction, and Rehabilitation -- Proceedings of Sessions of the Pipelines 2019 Conference (2019) p. 625 - 634
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/sanjay-tewari/25/