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A Robust Deep Learning-Based Damage Identification Approach for SHM Considering Missing Data

Applied Sciences, 2023
Data-driven methods have shown promising results in structural health monitoring (SHM) applications. However, most of these approaches rely on the ideal dataset assumption and do not account for missing data, which can significantly impact their real ...
Fan Deng, Xiaoming Tao, Pengxiang Wei, Shiyin Wei   +3 more
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Disaster risk reduction measures n Bangladesh [PDF]

, 2012
Disasters damage the entire economy of the country when they predominantly take place in developing countries. While no country in the world is entirely safe, lack of capacity to limit the impact of hazards has made developing countries being the most ...
Amaratunga, Dilanthi, Biswas, R., Kulatunga, Udayangani, Parvez, A., Wedawatta, Gayan   +4 more
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Talking about Hillsborough: ‘panic’ as discourse in survivors' accounts of the 1989 football stadium disaster [PDF]

, 2013
Popular representations of crowd behaviour in disasters are often characterised by irrationalist discourses, in particular ‘mass panic’ despite their rejection by current scientific research.
Aguirre, Bendersky, Billig, Challenger, Chertkoff, Clarke, Cocking, Cocking, Cole, Drury, Drury, Drury, Drury, Dynes, Edwards, Edwards, Edwards, Fahy, Fairclough, Furedi, Garcia, Jacob, Jefferson, Johnson, Le Bon, McPhail, Pomerantz, Potter, Potter, Potter, Quarantelli, Reicher, Sheppard, Sime, Sime, Turner, Van Dijk, Van Dijk, Wessely, Willig, Willig   +40 more
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Post-disaster housing and management in Malaysia: a literature review [PDF]

, 2013
Purpose – Malaysia is still in the process of reorganising and restructuring disaster management policy, learning from the national and international experiences.
O'Keefe, Phil, Roosli, Ruhizal
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Research Directions in Information Systems for Humanitarian Logistics [PDF]

, 2011
This article systematically reviews the literature on using IT (Information Technology) in humanitarian logistics focusing on disaster relief operations. We first discuss problems in humanitarian relief logistics.
Hillegersberg, Jos van, Sangiamkul, Esther   +1 more
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Exploring Shared Bicycle Travel Patterns from a Multidimensional Spatiotemporal Interaction Perspective Based on Tensor Decomposition: A Case Study of Central Shenzhen Area

Redai dili
Bike-sharing has emerged as a crucial mode of short-distance transportation for urban residents due to its flexibility, convenience, and affordability. This paper analyzes the spatiotemporal data of bike-sharing in the central urban area of Shenzhen to ...
Zheng Jixiang, Tao Haiyang, Zhuo Li, Shi Yufei, Bao Han, Huang Runjie   +5 more
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Excavation compensation theory and supplementary technology system for large deformation disasters

Deep Underground Science and Engineering, 2023
Given the challenges in managing large deformation disasters in energy engineering, traffic tunnel engineering, and slope engineering, the excavation compensation theory has been proposed for large deformation disasters and the supplementary technology ...
Manchao He, Qiru Sui, Zhigang Tao
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Exploring the Impact Mechanisms of the Built Environment on Bike-Sharing Usage: A Study Based on Random Forest and Multiscale Geographically Weighted Regression

Redai dili
Bike-sharing is an important component of urban short-distance mobility systems, offering a flexible, low-carbon alternative to motorized travel while addressing “last-mile” connectivity in metropolitan areas.
Jixiang Zheng, Haiyan Tao, Runjie Huang, Li Zhuo, Yufei Shi, Han Bao   +5 more
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Urban and river flooding: Comparison of flood risk management approaches in the UK and China and an assessment of future knowledge needs [PDF]

, 2019
Increased urbanisation, economic growth, and long-term climate variability have made both the UK and China more susceptible to urban and river flooding, putting people and property at increased risk.
Acreman, Arnell, Bamford, Bates, Booth, Boyd, Chan, Chen, Cheng, Council for Science and Technology, Crichton, Dawson, Dayaratne, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), Eshtawi, Faulkner, Fletcher, Grimaldi, Gu, Halbe, Hamdi, He, Hirsch, Hollis, Hong, Horritt, Hubacek, Institute of Hydrology, Jacobson, James, Jiang, Jones, Knight, Lashford, Li, Li, Li, Luo, Marsh, Miao, Miller, Miller, Milly, Nguyen, Office for National Statistics, Office of the State General Headquarters for Flood Control and Drought Relief (OSGHFCDR), Pappenberger, Pregnolato, Prosdocimi, Shi, Soetanto, Song, The Pitt Review, Thorne, United Nations Department of Economics and Social Affairs/Population Division (UNDESA/PD), Walsh, Wang, Weng, Westra, Wheater, Xu, Zhang, Zheng   +66 more
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Advances and trends in multi-field coupling induced disaster similarity theory within deep ground engineering

Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources
In the realm of deep earth engineering, increasing excavation depths present formidable challenges like heightened ground stress, permeability, temperatures, and disruptive excavation effects, posing significant safety risks.
Zihao Kan, Linming Dou, Hu He, Jianhong Kang, Wu Cai, Minghe Ju, Tianqi Nan   +6 more
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