Resilience-based Planning in Civil Infrastructure Using System-of-Systems Analysis

Abstract

This paper presents a vision for resilience-based planning in civil infrastructure using a system-of-systems framework. The distinguishing traits of system-of-system analysis are explained and evaluated with respect to the required dimensions of analysis in resilience-based planning. The application of the proposed framework is demonstrated in the context of financial planning for highway transportation infrastructure. The proposed framework facilitates an integrated analysis in which planning decisions are evaluated in terms of their effects on the resilience of infrastructure systems at four levels: asset, network, subnational, and national. Thus, it provides a tool for evaluation of planning decisions and prioritization of the allocation of constrained resources. Realization of the importance of resilience in infrastructure systems is emerging; therefore, this study is significant in exploring the dimensions of analysis and the required functionalities for resilience-based planning in infrastructure systems.