Groundwater and Flood Risk in the London Rail Infrastructure Network: Building Resilience into Existing Masonry Infrastructure Assets

伦敦铁路基础设施网络中的地下水和洪水风险：增强现有砖石基础设施资产的抵御能力

• 批准号: NE/M007987/1
• 负责人: Dina D'Ayala
• 金额: $ 6.12万
• 依托单位: University College London
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2014 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=NE%2FM007987%2F1
• 关键词: Groundwater; Flood; Risk; London; Rail

The environmental hazard posed by increased precipitation presents an ever more significant risk for rail transport infrastructure owners and operators, as more frequent severe weather events increase the extent and recurrence of disruption to services through flooding and associated ground condition problems. This is an issue during and in the immediate aftermath of an event, as services are disrupted and in some extreme cases lines require reinstatement at significant cost to the operator, such as that required following the Dawlish line collapse in 2014 where Network Rail are investing upwards of £35 billion in re-instatement and improvement works (BBC News).The hazards posed by groundwater fluctuations and excessive groundwater levels also pose a continual concern for those responsible for the ongoing maintenance and resilience planning for infrastructure networks and assets. Observed changes and potential further alterations to wetting regimes present an unknown risk for infrastructure operators, and similarly those providing consultancy services within infrastructure development have identified a need to increase their knowledge of these hazards and risks in order to continue to provide relevant advice to their clients.The physical processes involved in these disruptive events are however not fully understood with respect to historic structures, and furthermore the long-term impact of these events on resilience of the network is yet to be determined. Whilst historic structures, by nature of their continued presence, show resilience to extreme climate events, we do not have a means of determining their response to conditions of specified severity. Achieving this would allow for accurate prediction of future risks, through analysis of the impact of changing frequency of such events on long-term resilience. This is especially important in light of the need identified by the industry to build resilience into the network; this can only be successfully achieved if we first understand the extent of additional mitigation investment work required.The project will analyse using the skills and knowledge available at UCL CEGE the response of the historic infrastructure components tunnels, embankments and viaducts to changing groundwater conditions in terms of stability and movement within the structure, with tolerance's applicable to infrastructure operation forming the boundary conditions. From this vulnerability of historic infrastructure assets linked to moisture regime fluctuations associated with climate change will be quantified. Finally assessment of the impact of this response on the network resilience is measured using key indicators derived from ability of network to maintain its capacity function. Transport for London-London Underground as the asset owner will set out the nature of the hazard and vulnerabilities within the asset that are of most concern, and hence should be studied first as part of this initial investigation. Arup, as a key contributor to the economic sector of infrastructure development will ensure the methods used and outputs generated are tailored to suit the wider professional services sector, and hence that industry applicability of the method is maximised.The project seeks to address this through production of guidelines on future infrastructure management strategies concerned with developing a longer-term approach to maintenance of heritage assets within the rail network. The guidelines will identify the key mechanisms associated with vulnerability to decay and failure in these structures. Further, it will propose methods for not only repairing existing assets as a response to these vulnerabilities, but also for retrofitting them as a means of permanently mitigating against future risks. Through this increased resilience can be built into the network, ensuring risks of the future are prepared for now, reducing their potential impact.

降雨量增加造成的环境危害给铁路运输基础设施所有者和运营商带来了越来越大的风险，因为更频繁的恶劣天气事件增加了洪水和相关地面条件问题造成的服务中断的程度和重复性。这是一个在事件期间和事件发生后立即出现的问题，因为服务中断，在某些极端情况下，线路需要恢复，运营商需要付出巨大的代价，例如，2014年Dawlish线路崩溃后，Network Rail投资超过350亿英镑用于修复和改善工程（BBC新闻）。地下水波动和地下水位过高所造成的危害也给负责基础设施网络和资产持续维护和复原力规划的人员带来了持续的担忧。所观察到的湿润状况的变化和潜在的进一步改变给基础设施运营商带来了未知的风险，同样，那些在基础设施开发中提供咨询服务的运营商也发现有必要增加对这些危害和风险的了解，以便继续向其客户提供相关建议。此外，这些事件对网络弹性的长期影响尚待确定。虽然历史建筑，由于其持续存在的性质，显示出对极端气候事件的适应能力，但我们没有办法确定它们对特定严重程度条件的反应。实现这一点将有助于通过分析此类事件频率变化对长期复原力的影响，准确预测未来风险。鉴于业界确定需要在网络中建立复原力，这一点尤其重要;只有我们首先了解所需的额外缓解投资工作的程度，才能成功实现这一目标。该项目将利用UCL CEGE可用的技能和知识分析历史基础设施组件隧道的反应，在结构内的稳定性和运动方面，高架桥和高架桥对不断变化的地下水条件的适应性，以及适用于基础设施运行的公差，形成边界条件。从这个脆弱性的历史基础设施资产与湿度制度波动与气候变化将被量化。最后，评估这种响应对网络弹性的影响是衡量使用来自网络的能力，以维持其容量功能的关键指标。作为资产所有者，伦敦地铁运输公司将阐述资产中最受关注的危险和脆弱性的性质，因此应首先作为初步调查的一部分进行研究。奥雅纳作为基础设施发展经济部门的主要贡献者，将确保所使用的方法和产生的产出适合更广泛的专业服务部门，为解决这个问题，这项计划旨在为未来的基建管理策略制订指引，以发展一个较长远的-在铁路网络内维护文物资产的长期方法。该准则将确定与这些结构的易腐烂性和故障有关的关键机制。此外，它将提出不仅修复现有资产以应对这些漏洞的方法，而且还将对其进行改造以永久减轻未来风险的方法。通过这种方式，可以在网络中建立更高的弹性，确保现在就为未来的风险做好准备，减少其潜在影响。