Workshop on Modeling Sustainable, Resilient, and Robust Infrastructure Systems

为支持NSF/ENG的研究创新新兴前沿(EFRI)弹性和可持续基础设施(REST)项目组合，所有八个REST项目团队以及来自全国各地的其他受邀者将于2011年11月17-18日在伊利诺伊州香槟召开会议，目的是(I)最终确定关键基础设施系统的可持续性、弹性和健壮性(SRR)的总体指标，以及(Ii)促进这些综合指标在各种应用环境的基础设施系统建模中的实施。另一个主要目标是制定战略，以克服树脂项目中常见的关键概念和计算障碍。次要目标是协调树脂教育和外展活动，并讨论树脂社区未来的机会和前进道路。在研讨会上，每个树脂团队将发表演讲，总结他们迄今的建模工作。特邀专家将提出新的概念和更广泛的定义，以增加讨论的广度和深度。分组会议将围绕特定主题(即，SRR的指标、建模和工程影响，以及教育、推广和未来研究机会)举行。该研讨会通过推进新的工程标准和指南，以实现基础设施系统的可持续性、复原力和稳健性，旨在对跨多个工程学科的基础设施系统建模产生重大影响。讲习班材料将被记录在案(例如，通过录像、录音)，并可在会议网站上永久下载。交付成果包括(1)提交给国家科学基金会的研讨会报告，其中包括分组会议摘要；(2)最后定稿的SRR跨学科定义摘要文件；和(3)总结SRR概念/定义在各种基础设施背景下的量化应用的技术报告和/或汇编的书籍章节。

ABSTRACTIn support of NSF/ENG's Emerging Frontiers in Research Innovation (EFRI) Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructures (RESIN) portfolio of projects, all eight RESIN project teams as well as other invitees from across the nation will convene at Champaign, Illinois on November 17-18, 2011 in order to (i) finalize overarching metrics for sustainability, resilience, and robustness (SRR) of critical infrastructure systems, and (ii) promote implementation of these synthesized metrics in infrastructure system modeling across various application contexts. Another principal objective is to strategize on means to overcome critical conceptual and computational barriers that are common across RESIN projects. Secondary objectives are to coordinate RESIN educational and outreach activities, and to discuss future opportunities and a path forward for the RESIN community. At the workshop, each RESIN team will make presentations summarizing their modeling efforts to date. New concepts and broader definitions will be provided by invited experts to provide additional breadth and depth to the discussion. Breakout sessions will be held on specific topics (i.e., metrics, modeling, and engineering implications of SRR, and education, outreach and future research opportunities). This workshop, via the advancement of new engineering standards and guidelines for achieving sustainability, resilience and robustness in infrastructure systems, is targeted to have a significant impact on infrastructure system modeling across multiple engineering disciplines. The workshop materials will be documented (e.g., via videotaping, voice recording) and will be available for downloading permanently at the conference website. The deliverables include (i) a workshop report to NSF including a summary of breakout sessions, (ii) a finalized summary paper of interdisciplinary definitions of SRR, and (iii) a technical report and/or compiled book chapters that summarize the quantitative applications of SRR concepts/definitions in various infrastructure contexts.