Transportation Corridor Resiliency in the Face of a Changing Climate
PI: Keith Cunningham (UAF), kwcunningham@alaska.edu
Co PIs: Michael Olson (OSU), Ben Leshchinsky (OSU), Joseph Wartman (UW)
AMOUNT & MATCH: $160,000 from PacTrans; $165,000 Match
PERFORMANCE PERIOD: 12/15/2016 – 1/31/2018
STATUS: Completed
CATEGORIES: UAVs, Technology, Resilience, Safety
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DESCRIPTION: Since 2012, we have been acquiring high-resolution lidar surveys of close to 20 rock-slopes in Alaska in support of Pactrans-supported studies of roadway safety. In this project, we will capitalize on this treasure trove of unique data to quantify how rockfall activity (magnitudefrequency of rockfall events) varies with changes in annual storm intensity from 2012 to 2016. We will then use this information to in conjunction with a landslide activity forecasting procedure we developed to investigate how the resiliency of transportation corridor may change in the future.
| DELIVERABLE | DUE DATE | DATE RECEIVED |
| Research Project Progress Report #1 | April 10, 2017 | April 17, 2017 |
| Research Project Progress Report #2 | October 10, 2017 | October 10, 2017 |
| No Cost Extension Request | November 30, 2017 | |
| Draft Report | November 30,2017 | November 30, 2017 |
| Final Project Report | January 31, 2018 | January 19, 2018 |
