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System-Of-Systems Integration For Civil Infrastructures Resiliency Toward Multihazard Events, Vahid Balali
System-Of-Systems Integration For Civil Infrastructures Resiliency Toward Multihazard Events, Vahid Balali
Mineta Transportation Institute
Civil infrastructure systems—facilities that supply principal services, such as electricity, water, transportation, etc., to a community—are the backbone of modern society. These systems are frequently subject to multi-hazard events, such as earthquakes. The poor resiliency of these infrastructures results in many human casualties and significant economic losses every year. An outline of a holistic view that considers how different civil infrastructure systems operate independently and how they interact and communicate with each other is required to have a resilient infrastructure system. More specifically a systems engineering approach is required to enable infrastructure to remain resilient in the case of extreme …