Transportation Infrastructure: A Practical Guide t o Planning, Designing, and Monitoring Secure and R esilient Critical Structures

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Written by a team of civil engineering and homeland security experts, Transportation Infrastructure: A Practical Guide to Planning, Designing, and Monitoring Secure and Resilient Critical Structures is a bridge between the theory and real-world practice of critical transportation infrastructure construction, operation and protection. This "boots on the ground" guide offers extensive case studies that describe the decision-making processes for real-world transportation infrastructure systems. Through the lens of the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) transportation systems sector, including Aviation, Maritime, Highway and Motor, Rail, Postal, and Buildings, to name a few, this text discusses and offers mitigation measures for the threats and vulnerabilities of infrastructure associated with natural and manmade disasters. In addition to the latest measures for protecting infrastructure, this guide includes recent developments in artificial intelligence (AI) and remote sensing technology, such as LiDAR, LDV, GPR, and SAR. This text is ideal for practicing professionals in civil engineering and students in upper-level undergraduate and graduate level courses on transportation infrastructure management, infrastructure protection, and infrastructure systems.