“…gravity, wind, snow, etc. ); however, these structures may be subjected to extreme events (also called lowprobability/high-consequence events) such as hurricanes, tsunamis, explosions, vehicle impacts, fires, human errors, terrorist attacks [1,2]; or to be exposed to several degradation actions such as corrosion [3] or fatigue [4]. These events can cause the sudden loss of local elements and trigger a cascading failure of the bridge, known as progressive bridge collapse [5].…”