Multi-hazard upgrade decision making for critical infrastructure based on life-cycle cost criteria.

The life-cycle cost can be regarded as a benchmark variable in decision making problems involving the retrofit and upgrading of existing structures. A critical infrastructure is often subjected to more than one hazard during its lifetime. Therefore, the problem of evaluating the life-cycle cost invo...

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Published in:Earthquake engineering & structural dynamics. 40, 10 (2011).
Main Author: Jalayer, F.
Format: Article
Language:English
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