Modeling Earthquake Impact on Urban Lifeline Systems: Advances and Integration (1999-2000)
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This research aims to develop and demonstrate an advanced, integrated earthquake loss estimation methodology for urban lifeline systems. The methodology, which evaluates direct and indirect economic losses from lifeline failures, provides a means for assessing both expected losses from future earthquakes and potential loss reduction from mitigation alternatives. This effort builds on and coordinates multidisciplinary contributions from lifeline earthquake engineering, geography, sociology, and economics. An application is demonstrated for the Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division (MLGW) water delivery system.
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