Economic risk assessment of infrastructure systems due to earthquakes

• Main Author: Lim, Jasmine Yi Jin.
• Other Authors: Tiong Lee Kong, Robert
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Structures and design
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/49756
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Earthquakes are unpredictable and catastrophic, often inflicting significant damages and resulting in high casualties. The past ten years have seen a sharp rise in the rate of earthquakes occurring, in particular those which have had devastating consequences. For example, the 2004 Indian Ocean Earth...