Multi-hazard Approaches to Civil Infrastructure Engineering

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

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Beskrivning

This collection focuses on the development of novel approaches to address one of the most pressing challenges of civil engineering, namely the mitigation of natural hazards.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-05-31
Mått:155 x 235 x 32 mm
Vikt:873 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:573
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783319806334

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Innehållsförteckning

Part I. Introduction.- 1. An Introduction to Multi-Hazard Approaches to Civil Infrastructure Engineering.- Part II. Probabilistic Methods for Risk Analysis.- 2. Correlated Maps for Regional Multi-Hazard Analysis: Ideas for a Novel Approach.- 3. Supporting Life-Cycle Management of Bridges Through Multi-Hazard Reliability and Risk Assessment.- 4. Natural Hazard Probabilistic Risk Assessment Through Surrogate Modeling.- 5. Risk and decision-Making for Extreme Events: Climate Change and Terrorism.- Part III. Earthquakes.- 6. Progressive Collapse Simulation of Vulnerable Reinforced Concrete Buildings.- 7. Existing Buildings: The New Italian Provisions for Probabilistic Seismic Assessment.- 8. Multi-Hazard Multi-Objective Optimization of Building Systems with Isolated Floors Under Seismic and Wind Demands.- 9. Energy Efficiency and Disaster Resilience: a Common Approach.- Part IV. Fire, Blast, Shock and Impact.- 10. Fire Following Earthquake: Historical Events and Evaluation Framework.- 11. Progressive Collapse Resistance for Steel Building Frames: a Cascading Multi-Hazard Approach with Subsequent Fire.- 12. Innovative Strategies for Enhancing Fire Performance of FRP-Strengthened Concrete Structures.- 13. Experimental and Analysis Methods for Blast Mitigating Designs in Civil Infrastructure.- Part V. Wind Hazards.- 14. Woodframe Residential Buildings in Windstorms: Past Performance and New Directions.- 15. An Engineering-Based Catastrophe Model to Predict Tornado Damage.- 16. Performance-Based Hurricane Engineering: A Multi-Hazard Approach.- 17. Wall of Wind Research and Testing to Enhance Resilience of Civil Infrastructure to Hurricane Multi-Hazards.- Part VI. Geo-Hazards.- 18. Accounting for Unknown Unknowns in Managing Multi-Hazard Risks.- 19. Bayesian Risk Assessment of a Tsunamigenic Rockslide at Åknes Norway.- 20. Rock Moisture Dynamics, Preferential Fow, and the Stability of Hillside Slopes.- 21. Innovation in Instrumentation, Monitoring and Condition Assessmentof Infrastructure.- Part VII. Societal Impact of Extreme Events.- 22. Theories of Risk Management and Multiple Hazards.- 23. Disaster Risk Reduction Strategies in Earthquake-Prone Cities.- 24. Disaster Resilience of Communities: The Role of the Built Environment.- 25. Digital Technologies, Complex Systems, and Extreme Events: Measuring Change in Policy Networks.