Methods for Predicting Potential Impacts of Pile-Driving Noise on Endangered Sturgeon During Bridge Construction

Krebs, Justin M.; Jacobs, Fred; Conway, Robert; Popper, Arthur N.; Moese, Mark; Rollino, John; Racca, Roberto; Martin, Bruce; MacGillivray, Alexander O.

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“…Therefore, bridges must be safe and serviceable for users [8,9]. As an important part of highway transportation systems, the structural design and construction of bridges are of utmost importance to national development [10,11]; selecting appropriate construction methods is therefore crucial [6,[12][13][14][15].…”

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“…From a durability perspective, bridges are a fragile component in road construction because they are relatively more vulnerable to environmental impact than are the other parts [5]. Accordingly, many assessment criteria must be considered in the bridge design process, such as construction safety, aesthetics, integration with the surrounding environment (both landscaping and ecological maintenance), construction cost efficiency, and operational cost efficiency [9,13,16,22,24]. These conditions make bridges one of the most challenging and complex structures in construction [9].…”

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An Interval‐Valued Pythagorean Fuzzy Compromise Approach with Correlation‐Based Closeness Indices for Multiple‐Criteria Decision Analysis of Bridge Construction Methods

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2018

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The purpose of this paper is to develop a novel compromise approach using correlation-based closeness indices for addressing multiple-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) problems of bridge construction methods under complex uncertainty based on interval-valued Pythagorean fuzzy (IVPF) sets. The assessment of bridge construction methods requires the consideration of multiple alternatives and conflicting tangible and intangible criteria in intricate and varied circumstances. The concept of IVPF sets is capable of handling imprecise and ambiguous information and managing complex uncertainty in real-world applications. Inspired by useful ideas concerning information energies, correlations, and correlation coefficients, this paper constructs new concepts of correlation-based closeness indices for IVPF characteristics and investigates their desirable properties. These indices can be utilized to achieve anchored judgments in decision-making processes and to reflect a certain balance between connections with positive and negative ideal points of reference. Moreover, these indices can fully consider the amount of information associated with higher degrees of uncertainty and effectively fuse imprecise and ambiguous evaluative ratings to construct a meaningful comparison approach. By using the correlation-based closeness index, this paper establishes effective algorithmic procedures of the proposed IVPF compromise approach for conducting multiple-criteria evaluation tasks within IVPF environments. The proposed methodology is implemented in a practical problem of selecting a suitable bridge construction method to demonstrate its feasibility and applicability. The practicality and effectiveness of the proposed methodology are verified through a comparative analysis with well-known compromise methods and other relevant nonstandard fuzzy models.

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An Interval‐Valued Pythagorean Fuzzy Compromise Approach with Correlation‐Based Closeness Indices for Multiple‐Criteria Decision Analysis of Bridge Construction Methods

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In‐Water Bridge Construction Effects on Manatees with Implications for Marine Megafauna Species

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Globally, increasing coastal development requires construction and maintenance of transportation infrastructure that affects terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Construction of bridges as part of transportation networks introduces a series of risks to aquatic species near construction zones. We reviewed relevant literature and obtained exemplary case studies to synthesize potential effects of bridge construction on the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus), a nearshore megafauna species vulnerable to human activities. Stages of bridge construction including dredging, pile driving, and installation and assembly of bridge components each involve potential direct and indirect effects on manatees. Direct effects such as vessel interactions, entanglement or ingestion, and entrainment may result in acute physical injury or mortality. Indirect effects from construction such as habitat obstruction or degradation and increased noise from construction activities can alter behavior and intraspecies communication and reduce access to essential resources. Some effects of construction may be immediately difficult to quantify, but cumulative effects through time can result in major habitat and species loss. To prevent large-scale negative effects of construction on manatees and other aquatic species, use and evaluation of mitigation strategies should be implemented pre-, during, and post-construction. As the global human population increasingly occupies coastal zones, effective planning of coastal development, including bridge and other in-water construction, will be essential to support conservation and recovery efforts for manatees and other species at risk in these areas.

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Methods for Predicting Potential Impacts of Pile-Driving Noise on Endangered Sturgeon During Bridge Construction

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An Interval‐Valued Pythagorean Fuzzy Compromise Approach with Correlation‐Based Closeness Indices for Multiple‐Criteria Decision Analysis of Bridge Construction Methods

An Interval‐Valued Pythagorean Fuzzy Compromise Approach with Correlation‐Based Closeness Indices for Multiple‐Criteria Decision Analysis of Bridge Construction Methods

In‐Water Bridge Construction Effects on Manatees with Implications for Marine Megafauna Species

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