Depth‐damage curves for rail rapid transit infrastructure

Estimates of flood-related damages and costs often rely on asset-specific depth-damage curves that characterize the fragility a given asset. To date, there are very few potentially applicable to rail rapid transit infrastructure, no studies attempt construct these relationships specifically asset classes. Given lack empirical performance data or reliability tests, we solicited expert engineering judgment assets saltwater flood exposure. We validate resulting synthetic via benchmarking approach demonstrate consistency with previously published for similar The solicitation framework presented can easily be extended other infrastructure systems, serving as key step toward more rigorous quantification potential risks posed by natural hazards climate change.