Review of methods to assess, design for, and mitigate multiple hazards

Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 104-117

  Li, Yue ^a   Ahuja, Aakash ^a   Padgett, Jamie E ^b  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

^b Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Earthquake; Flood; Hazards; Hurricane; Mitigation; Resilience; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PRACTICE; DESIGN APPROACHES; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EXISTING STRUCTURE; LARGE PARTS; MITIGATION; MULTIPLE HAZARDS; NATURAL HAZARD; RAPID POPULATION GROWTH; RESEARCH NEEDS; RESILIENCE; STATE OF PRACTICE; STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE; SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION; TROPICAL STORMS;

BRIDGES; CLIMATE CHANGE; EARTHQUAKES; FLOODS; HURRICANES; POPULATION STATISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STORMS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

HAZARDS;

EID: 84863340748     PISSN: 08873828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CF.1943-5509.0000279     Document Type: Review

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