Engineering managers and transportations planners need robust tools to communicate evacuation routing plans following disruptions from earthquake events. This project used the New Madrid Seismic Zone in Southeast Missouri as a testbed for modeling the response to an earthquake and aftershocks at magnitude 8+. This area was chosen as it allows solutions to specific regions with inadequate road networks, limited communications protocols, and high likelihood of structural damage for the proposed scenario. Research tasks include identifying road structure damage based on the Mercalli Intensity Scale, running traffic simulations for post-earthquake evacuation to determine the desired routes out of the area. The research will then be able to display warning of an earthquake event along with the desired route for the end user. Providing the safest navigation routes are a vital part of these planning efforts.VIEW FINAL REPORT
Report number: cmr 22-014
Published: December 2022
Project number: TR202202
Authors: Steven M. Corns, Suzanna K. Long, Praveen Edara, Jacob Hale, Daeyeol Chang, Rick Bennett, and Nick Kutheis
Performing organization: Missouri Center for Transportation Innovation
