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The Impacts Of Increased Adverse Weather Events On Freight Movement, Kyung "Kate" Hyun Ph.D, Stephen P. Mattingly Ph.D, Mehrdad Arabi

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Freight transportation is a major economic backbone of the United States and is vital to sustaining the nation’s economic growth. Ports, as one of the primary components of freight transportation and important means of integrating into the global economic system, have experienced significant growth and increased capacity during the past two decades. The study addresses an important national freight mobility goal to enhance the resilience of the port transportation operations in the event of extreme weather events. This study develops an adaptable resilience assessment framework that evaluates the impact of a disruptive event on transportation operations. The framework identifies dynamic …