Multi-hazard Approaches to Civil Infrastructure Engineering. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Paolo Gardoni, James M. LaFave.
• Editors: Gardoni, Paolo; LaFave, James M
• Other Names: École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts (France)
• Contents: 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 Assessment of 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.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer International Publishing Imprint Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (IX, 573 pages 243 illustrations, 165 illustrations in color.)
• Subjects: 690; Engineering; Natural disasters; Buildings -- Design and construction; Building; Construction; Engineering, Architectural; Engineering geology; Foundations; Hydraulics; Sustainable development; Hazard mitigation; Emergency management -- Planning; Hydraulic engineering; Geology; Building; Buildings -- Design and construction; Emergency management -- Planning; Engineering; Engineering geology; Foundations; Hazard mitigation; Hydraulics; Natural disasters; Sustainable development; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Meteorology & Climatology; Nature -- Natural Disasters; Science -- Environmental Science; Meteorology & climatology; Natural disasters; Sustainability; Technology & Engineering -- Construction -- Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning; Building construction & materials; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 3319297139; 9783319297132
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.; Note: Print version record.
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