Seismic Resilience Evaluation of Fixed Communication Infrastructure Systems

Seismic Resilience Evaluation of Fixed Communication Infrastructure Systems
Author: Farrukh Latif
Publisher:
Total Pages: 107
Release: 2020
Genre: Communication
ISBN:

The reliability and availability of lifelines during and after any natural hazard-caused disaster is a critical requirement to ensure that society can not only tolerate the effects of natural disaster but also recover to its pre-disaster state as fast as possible. The fixed communication infrastructure systems play a vital role not only during everyday life but also during and after natural disasters to provide communication with emergency services and to support the recovery of other lifelines due to inherent interdependencies. The major objectives of this research are: • Quantitative assessment of the impact of major earthquakes on fixed communication infrastructure and development of geospatial seismic hazard maps for the lifeline; • Quantitative seismic resilience evaluation of the fixed communication system; and • Guidelines and approaches to enhance the seismic resilience of the fixed communication infrastructure network. The study explores both the seismic induced physical damages to the fixed communication infrastructure systems and the degradation of the communication systems performance due to high surge in traffic demand which results in congestion during and after an earthquake. In this thesis, the approaches and methods are motivated by the seismic risk assessment (SRA) and Resilience-Compositional Demand Supply (Re-CoDeS) frameworks. This study validates these methods through a case study to assess the possible impact of four scenarios of Alpine Fault 8 (AF8) earthquake on the West Coast, New Zealand fixed communication infrastructure system. The AF8 seismic damages to central offices (COs) are modelled on GIS map to produce a seismic hazard map which aims to aid the investment strategies to enhance the resilience of the fixed communication infrastructure system. This study also uses the fragility functions of COs, which is a key input for the SRA. Based on the results and findings from the case study, it is found that as Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) level increases, the severity of damage to COs increases. A Southern Hypocenter AF8 scenario would result in extensive (ds2) or complete (ds3) damage to a greater number of COs than in any other AF8 earthquake scenarios. It is observed that there is a higher risk of losing Greymouth (T2 CO) in case of AF8 Central and Southern Hypocenter MMI 9 scenarios than the other two AF8 scenarios under study. Traffic tolerance (capacity) measured in Mbps is used as a metric for seismic resilience evaluation. It can also be concluded that the West Coast fixed communication infrastructure system would have high seismic resilience (Rsys) for MMI 8 level for AF8 Central and Southern Hypocenter compared to MMI level 9.

Interdependent Response of Telecommunication and Electric Power Systems to Seismic Hazard

Interdependent Response of Telecommunication and Electric Power Systems to Seismic Hazard
Author: Kanoknart Leelardcharoen
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2011
Genre: Earthquake engineering
ISBN:

Infrastructure systems are essential to the functioning of contemporary societies and economies. A major disruption to the built environment can lead to severe public safety issues and economic losses. Within the past few decades, modern control and information technologies have been rapidly developed in an attempt to improve the reliability of individual utility systems by exchanging technologies across them. One of the major ramifications is the emergence of interdependencies among these critical infrastructure systems, especially when facing major disruptions. Failure of an individual system becomes more likely to affect the functionality of other interconnected infrastructure systems. In order to mitigate such consequences, the mechanics of interdependencies and failure propagation among the systems must be understood. : This research focuses on the development of a framework for probabilistically quantifying interdependent responses of two essential infrastructure systems - telecommunication and electric power systems - subjected to seismic hazards, which are one of the most powerful and geographically extensive threats. The study explores the effects of seismic hazards beyond the obvious seismic-induced physical damage to utility system facilities. In particular, the seismic evaluation of telecommunication systems considers the degradation of system performance due to physical damage and the abnormally high usage demands in telecommunication systems expected after catastrophic earthquakes. Specifically, a newly developed seismic-induced congestion model is proposed, and the probabilistic formulations of the critical interdependencies across telecommunication and power systems are presented in a probabilistic framework. The study illustrates the procedure for fragility analysis of interdependent systems and presents a practical application through a test bed implementation in Shelby County, TN.

Risk, Reliability and Safety: Innovating Theory and Practice

Risk, Reliability and Safety: Innovating Theory and Practice
Author: Lesley Walls
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 4767
Release: 2016-11-25
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1315349167

The safe and reliable performance of many systems with which we interact daily has been achieved through the analysis and management of risk. From complex infrastructures to consumer durables, from engineering systems and technologies used in transportation, health, energy, chemical, oil, gas, aerospace, maritime, defence and other sectors, the management of risk during design, manufacture, operation and decommissioning is vital. Methods and models to support risk-informed decision-making are well established but are continually challenged by technology innovations, increasing interdependencies, and changes in societal expectations. Risk, Reliability and Safety contains papers describing innovations in theory and practice contributed to the scientific programme of the European Safety and Reliability conference (ESREL 2016), held at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland (25—29 September 2016). Authors include scientists, academics, practitioners, regulators and other key individuals with expertise and experience relevant to specific areas. Papers include domain specific applications as well as general modelling methods. Papers cover evaluation of contemporary solutions, exploration of future challenges, and exposition of concepts, methods and processes. Topics include human factors, occupational health and safety, dynamic and systems reliability modelling, maintenance optimisation, uncertainty analysis, resilience assessment, risk and crisis management.

Risk Communication and Community Resilience

Risk Communication and Community Resilience
Author: Bandana Kar
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2019-05-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1351614894

Risk communication is crucial to building community resilience and reducing risk from extreme events. True community resilience involves accurate and timely dissemination of risk information to stakeholders. This book examines the policy and science of risk communication in the digital era. Themes include public awareness of risk and public participation in risk communication and resilience building. The first half of the book focuses on conceptual frameworks, components, and the role of citizens in risk communication. The second half examines the role of risk communication in resilience building and provides an overview of some of its challenges in the era of social media. This book looks at the effectiveness of risk communication in socially and culturally diverse communities in the developed and developing world. The interdisciplinary approach bridges academic research and applied policy action. Contributions from Latin America and Asia provide insight into global risk communication at a time when digital technologies have rapidly transformed conventional communication approaches. This book will be of critical interest to policy makers, academicians, and researchers, and will be a valuable reference source for university courses that focus on emergency management, risk communication, and resilience.

Probabilistic Seismic Resilience Assessment for Building Systems

Probabilistic Seismic Resilience Assessment for Building Systems
Author: Angie Paola García Arévalo
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2018
Genre:
ISBN:

This paper proposes a methodology to implement seismic resilience in probabilistic risk assessment by resilience loss functions in terms of seismic intensity, based on building?s parameters such as the dynamic response, contents and a proposed recovery time model. A series of Monte Carlo simulations are implemented to consider the uncertainty of each of the mentioned parameters. By generating seismic resilience loss functions for a group of buildings and implementing probabilistic seismic risk analysis, it is possible to obtain the resilience of that system and define several ways to increase it by optimizing the available resources. The proposed methodology is applied to school buildings in Lima, Peru using the CAPRA platform for probabilistic assessment and results are used as a support decision tool to increase the resilience of the system.

Developments in Earthquake Geotechnics

Developments in Earthquake Geotechnics
Author: Susumu Iai
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 412
Release: 2017-10-17
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 331962069X

This book provides a timely review and summary of the recent advances in state-of-the-art earthquake geotechnics. The earthquake disasters in Japan and New Zealand in 2011 prompted the urgent need for the state-of-the-art earthquake geotechnics to be put into practice for disaster mitigation. By reviewing the developments in earthquake geotechnics over more than half a century, this unique book enables readers to obtain solid grasp of this discipline. It is based on contributions from 18 leading international experts, who met in Kyoto in June 2016 to discuss a range of issues related to the developments of earthquake geotechnics. It comprehensively discusses various areas of earthquake geotechnics, including performance-based seismic design; the evolution of geotechnical seismic response analysis from 1964-2015; countermeasures against liquefaction; solutions for nuclear power plant disasters; the tsunami-caused inundation of the Tokyo metropolitan area; and a series of state-of-the-art effective stress analyses of case histories from the 2011 East Japan Earthquake. The book is of interest to advanced level researchers and practicing engineers in the field of earthquake geotechnics.

Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports

Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1370
Release: 1981
Genre: Aeronautics
ISBN:

Lists citations with abstracts for aerospace related reports obtained from world wide sources and announces documents that have recently been entered into the NASA Scientific and Technical Information Database.

Routledge Handbook of Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure

Routledge Handbook of Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure
Author: Paolo Gardoni
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 1134
Release: 2018-12-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 135139276X

To best serve current and future generations, infrastructure needs to be resilient to the changing world while using limited resources in a sustainable manner. Research on and funding towards sustainability and resilience are growing rapidly, and significant research is being carried out at a number of institutions and centers worldwide. This handbook brings together current research on sustainable and resilient infrastructure and, in particular, stresses the fundamental nexus between sustainability and resilience. It aims to coalesce work from a large and diverse group of contributors across a wide range of disciplines including engineering, technology and informatics, urban planning, public policy, economics, and finance. Not only does it present a theoretical formulation of sustainability and resilience but it also demonstrates how these ideals can be realized in practice. This work will provide a reference text to students and scholars of a number of disciplines.