Article
Engineering, Industrial
Paolo Trucco, Boris Petrenj
Summary: Critical infrastructure (CI) is crucial in our daily lives, and improving its resilience has become a priority for policymakers and operators. This study conducts a systematic literature review to select suitable metrics for measuring resilience in networked infrastructure systems, and proposes new metrics to fill the gaps in existing literature. The selected metrics are rigorously compared using the DMCI tool to simulate an interdependent networked infrastructure system.
RELIABILITY ENGINEERING & SYSTEM SAFETY
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Keith Adams, Mohammad Heidarzadeh
Summary: The February 2014 extratropical cyclonic storm chain caused significant damage to the English Channel and Dawlish, resulting in the closure of a main railway line for two months and substantial economic loss. However, the disaster management was successful, with immediate actions taken to save lives and property. Analysis revealed that wave impact force, along with wave reflection off a vertical wall, were the key factors contributing to the damage.
Review
Polymer Science
Jovan Tatar, Sandra Milev
Summary: This paper summarizes critical durability issues associated with the application of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites for rehabilitation of concrete structures, discussing factors influencing longevity and proposing refinements in design guidance. Interdisciplinary approaches combining materials science and structural engineering are recognized as potential pathways for developing composites with improved durability.
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Nikola Blagojevic, Max Didier, Bozidar Stojadinovic
Summary: Communities and their supporting civil infrastructure systems consist of multiple interacting and interdependent components. A proposed method based on Sobol' indices and a heuristic search is able to measure the importance of vulnerability and recoverability of components for community disaster resilience, without prior knowledge of the components. The method has been demonstrated in two case studies, confirming its ability to identify important components and reduce redundant modeling and data gathering efforts.
RELIABILITY ENGINEERING & SYSTEM SAFETY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Marine
Jian Li, Dongxue Mo, Rui Li, Yijun Hou, Qingrong Liu
Summary: This study focuses on effective risk assessment of marine dynamic processes and establishes a sensitivity matrix and risk assessment framework. Through reasonable numerical simulation and spatial distribution, the assessment system accurately reflects the risk to important infrastructure, providing a reference for disaster prevention and reduction.
JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Izuchukwu A. Ugwu, Babak Salarieh, Abdullahi M. Salman, Leonard Petnga, Mil'Yonta Williams
Summary: Critical facilities such as hospitals heavily rely on complex infrastructure systems, but their functionality is impaired after a disaster. Existing infrastructure recovery planning approaches lack a systematic method for prioritizing the recovery of critical facilities. This paper presents a framework that focuses on the recovery planning of healthcare facilities using a simulation method.
JOURNAL OF INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Tien-Chi Liu, Tso-Ren Wu, Shu-Kun Hsu
Summary: This research aims to study and reconstruct two historical tsunamis that occurred in Taiwan during the 18th century. Using literary records and numerical simulations, it is found that the 1781 Jiateng Harbor flooding very likely happened on the south-southwestern side of Taiwan, while the existence of the 1782 tsunami is uncertain and storm surges could not be ruled out.
NATURAL HAZARDS AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Qiang Chen, Yuepeng Li, David M. Kelly, Keqi Zhang, Brian Zachry, Jamie Rhome
Summary: A numerical method was developed to investigate the attenuation effect of mangroves on storm surge, using observed storm surge data from Hurricane Wilma to verify the model. Results showed that short mangroves can outperform tall mangroves on surge attenuation when water depth is low, and the current method predicts better inundation extents for Wilma, providing a more accurate quantification of storm surge attenuation due to mangroves.
ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Si Ha, Hirokazu Tatano, Nobuhito Mori, Toshio Fujimi, Xinyu Jiang
Summary: Climate change poses significant challenges and impacts to coastal communities, necessitating adaptation measures to limit future flood risk. A study on Osaka Bay found that raising the height of existing dikes is an effective and cost-efficient strategy to reduce inundation risk. This paper's methodology can serve as a reference for coastal regions in developing flood risk management and adaptation strategies in response to climate change.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Mattia Amadio, Arthur H. Essenfelder, Stefano Bagli, Sepehr Marzi, Paolo Mazzoli, Jaroslav Mysiak, Stephen Roberts
Summary: The combined effect of global sea level rise and land subsidence poses a major threat to coastal settlements, particularly in vulnerable areas such as the low-lying coastal plain of the North Adriatic coast in Italy. This study assesses flood hazard and risk using hydrodynamic inundation modeling, and evaluates the economic damage and benefits of renovation projects through cost-benefit analysis. The findings demonstrate the profitability of the projects in reducing the potential economic losses associated with intense flooding scenarios.
NATURAL HAZARDS AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Craig Rieger, Kevin Schultz, Thomas Carroll, Timothy McJunkin
Summary: The research area of resilient control systems has been pioneered in the last decade, with the basis and benchmarking of resilience continuing to mature; society's dependence on digital control systems as the basis for all industries has been long established, but a framework to address potential debilitating failures like cyber-attacks is yet to be fully developed.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Julien Cousineau, Enda Murphy
Summary: This study uses numerical simulations to analyze the potential impacts of climate change on storm surges and waves in the British Columbia coastal waters. The findings provide crucial data for the design and operation of ports and infrastructure in the region. The research suggests that climate change may influence storm surges and wave effects in western Canada, thus affecting key ports and transportation assets.
Article
Engineering, Civil
Norberto Rojas-Mercedes, Kalil Erazo, Luigi Di Sarno
Summary: This paper presents a study on the development of seismic fragility curves using a structural health monitoring (SHM) system. The study focuses on a precast reinforced concrete bridge in the Dominican Republic and reveals that the bridge has a 62% probability of experiencing extensive damage within 50 years. The findings can provide theoretical support for disaster mitigation and post-disaster decision-making strategies in the Dominican Republic.
EARTHQUAKES AND STRUCTURES
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
Romanos Ioannidis, G-Fivos Sargentis, Demetris Koutsoyiannis
Summary: This study investigates the role of landscape design in civil infrastructure works, with a focus on dam design. The results demonstrate that landscape design improves the perception of infrastructure landscapes and can be implemented economically and technically feasible.
LANDSCAPE RESEARCH
(2022)
Proceedings Paper
Engineering, Civil
Nikola Blagojevic, Nathalie Lauber, Max Didier, Bozidar Stojadinovic
Summary: Housing disaster resilience is crucial for community disaster resilience, providing shelter and functional housing. This article presents a methodology to quantify community housing disaster resilience and evaluate the importance of community infrastructure systems and building stock units.
LIFELINES 2022: 1971 SAN FERNANDO EARTHQUAKE AND LIFELINE INFRASTRUCTURE
(2022)