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Improving infrastructure resilience

Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems, 2019
ABSTRACTMost formal engineering approaches to uncertainty use risk-based methods. Because risk formulations have a number of limitations there are situations where a resilience approach is preferab...
Elms, David, McCahon I, Dewhirst R
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Engineering resilient infrastructure

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering, 2012
In recent years high-profile terrorist attacks, industrial accidents and natural disasters have highlighted the importance of resilient infrastructure. This paper discusses the concepts and considerations associated with designing resilient physical infrastructure: the case for resilience is stated, providing a high-level overview of why it is ...
Stephen Hudson, David Cormie, Edward Tufton, Stuart Inglis   +3 more
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Enhancing infrastructure resilience

This chapter discusses the challenge of designing infrastructure within historic thresholds and the need to adapt for increasingly extreme weather events. It presents a strategic approach for capacity and resilience enhancement, introducing three main types of infrastructure capabilities: absorptive, restorative, and adaptive.
Bruce Chong, Ander Chow
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Climate-resilient infrastructure

OECD Environment Working Papers, 2017
Climate change will affect all types of infrastructure, including energy, transport and water. Rising temperatures, increased flood risk and other potential hazards will threaten the reliable and efficient operation of these networks, with potentially large economic and social impacts.
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Sustainable and resilient infrastructure development: a systematic review

Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure, 2023
, Nur Shuhada Nor Shahrudin
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Robust and resilient infrastructures

2004
Ministeriele conferentie Innovations in Infrastructures, 19 november ...
Twist, M.J.W. van, Eeten, M. van, Staffhorst, B., Dijkzeul, A.   +3 more
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Infrastructure and Community Resilience

GEOSTRATA Magazine, 2022
Farshid Vahedifard, Saeed Rokooei
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Resilience of concrete infrastructures

2023
Davide Forcellini, Rijalul Fikri
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Organizing resilient infrastructure initiatives: A study on conceptualization, motivation, and operation of ten initiatives in the Netherlands

Resilient Cities and Structures, 2023
Yirang Lim, Johan Ninan, Sibout Nooteboom   +2 more
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Infrastructure Resilience

2021
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