Abstract:This paper provides an overview of the unique approach taken by a multi-discipline team consisting of Washington State Ferries (WSF) personnel, structural and geotechnical engineers, and economists to perform a risk assessment of a portion of WSF's aging timber trestle inventory. The intent of the assessment was to establish the cost-effectiveness of trestle replacement compared to refurbishment by quantifying risk for a range of seismic events and incorporating that risk into WSF's Asset Management Model. Fai… Show more
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