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BRACE: Building Resilience of Aging Coastal Bridges to Earthquakes in India
Implementing Partner: Build Change
Project name: BRACE: Building Resilience of Aging Coastal Bridges to Earthquakes in a Changing Climate
Coastal bridges in Gujarat, India face growing threats from climate-induced corrosion and seismic activity.
This project designs a fibre-reinforced polymer retrofit framework based on IPCC projections, modelling heat-driven deterioration, evolving seismic fragility, and cost-efficient intervention timelines.
It produces open-access tools to guide strategic retrofitting, strengthen resilience, and reduce disaster impacts, supporting local authorities and global planners in safeguarding vulnerable coastal infrastructure against intensifying climate and geophysical risks.
years old
heat by 2100
Impact and Key Findings
1
The project identifies vulnerabilities in aging coastal bridges using seismic and climate modelling to guide targeted retrofitting, reducing collapse risks during earthquakes and extreme weather, and strengthening structural safety and long-term resilience in hazard-prone regions.
2
The project helps infrastructure authorities map bridge vulnerabilities across coastal zones, enabling strategic investment prioritization to protect critical transport and emergency response routes, optimize limited resources, and reduce disaster risks in vulnerable regions.
3
The project embeds resilience metrics into coastal transport planning, enabling data-driven infrastructure strategies that enhance safety, maintain uninterrupted service, and support climate adaptation, strengthening disaster preparedness in earthquake-prone regions through proactive, future-ready planning.
