Simulation of Integrated Urban Infrastructure Systems using Component-based Modeling

该赠款为模拟和管理民用基础设施系统的系统集成协议标准化研究提供资金。本研究探讨以构件软体架构概念为基础之模型整合标准，对于土木基础设施系统整合之适用性。该项目的任务集中在一个基于组件的建模环境的设计，适合于模拟耦合的城市基础设施系统的集成，和开发的框架的应用程序，以评估实时洪水事件使用的案例研究系统在哥伦比亚，SC。本研究所解决的科学问题包括：（1）为集成水资源模型而开发的基于组件的系统集成概念是否适用于民用基础设施系统集成的表示？(2)什么是适当的组件接口和数据交换标准，以集成各种建模组件表示民用基础设施系统？(3)综合民用基础设施的模拟是否能为城市基础设施系统的管理和运营带来有效的决策？如果成功，这项研究的结果将提高我们管理大型复杂城市基础设施系统的能力，作为一个综合系统，提高其可靠性，弹性和可持续性。这项研究工作可能对民用基础设施系统的日常运营及其在极端事件期间的管理产生影响。 除了上述研究目标外，这笔赠款还将提供资金，通过将系统分析的思想和概念纳入土木工程课程，促进土木工程教育，使用培养有效批判性思维（critical Thinking）教学结构的环境。

This grant provides funding for research on the standardization of system integration protocols for the purpose of simulating and managing civil infrastructure systems. This research studies the applicability of model integration standards that are based on the concept of component software architectures for modeling the integration of civil infrastructure systems. The project tasks focus on the design of a component-based modeling environment that is appropriate for modeling the integration of coupled urban infrastructure systems, and the application of the developed framework to evaluate a real-time flooding event using a case study system in Columbia, SC. The scientific questions addressed by this research include: (1) Are the component-based system integration concepts developed for integrating water resource models applicable for the representation of the integration of civil infrastructure systems? (2) What are the appropriate component interface and data exchange standards for integrating various modeling components representing civil infrastructure system? (3) Do simulations of integrated civil infrastructure lead to effective decisions for the management and operation of urban infrastructure systems? If successful, the results of this research will lead to improvements in our ability to manage large, complex urban infrastructure systems as an integrated system that improves their reliability, resiliency, and sustainability. This research work could have implications for both day to day operations of civil infrastructure systems, as well as their management during extreme events. In addition to the aforementioned research objectives, this grant will also provide funding to advance civil engineering education by incorporating ideas and concepts from systems analysis into the civil the engineering curriculum using an Environment For Fostering Effective Critical Thinking (EFFECTs) pedagogical structures.