Risk-based decision-making for multi-hazard mitigation for wood-frame residential construction

Australian Journal of Structural Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-26

  Li, Y ^a   Ellingwood, B R ^b  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction; Cost effectiveness; Decision making; Earthquake; Fragility; Hazard mitigation; Hurricanes; Risk assessment; Uncertainty; Wind

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; CONSTRUCTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; EARTHQUAKES; GEOPHYSICS; HAZARDS; HOUSING; HURRICANES; NETWORK FUNCTION VIRTUALIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISKS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; WIND; WOODEN CONSTRUCTION;

CONDITIONAL PROBABILITIES; ENGINEERING DECISION MAKING; FRAGILITY; HAZARD MITIGATIONS; PROBABILISTIC MODELLING; RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION; RISK BASED DECISION MAKING; UNCERTAINTY;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 58149483637     PISSN: 13287982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13287982.2009.11465006     Document Type: Article

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