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SYNER-G: Systemic Seismic Vulnerability and Risk Assessment of Complex Urban, Utility, Lifeline Systems and Critical Facilities

Part of the book series: Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering ((GGEE,volume 31))

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The general methodology presented in Chap. 2 of this book, has been conceived in order to be general enough to be adequate for each system. The purpose of this chapter is to decline this methodology to the specificity of each physical system considered: i.e., Buildings, Water Supply System, Waste Water Network, Electrical Power Network, Oil and Gas Network, Transportation Network, Health Care System and Harbours. Each system is described based on its structure and taxonomy, on the dependencies it shares with the other systems, on the available methods to describe its systemic vulnerability and, finally, on the existing indicators to evaluate its performance, but also its functionality according to the societal needs.

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Notes

  1. 1.

    UML: Unified Modeling Language.

  2. 2.

    Passenger Car Unit.

  3. 3.

    TEU is not a standardized unit. It corresponds to the volume of a 20-foot-long (6.1m) intermodal container, and is often used to estimate the capacity of transportation systems (e.g. boats or terminals).

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    HTD = Hospital Treatment Demand.

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Modaressi, H., Desramaut, N., Gehl, P. (2014). Specification of the Vulnerability of Physical Systems. In: Pitilakis, K., Franchin, P., Khazai, B., Wenzel, H. (eds) SYNER-G: Systemic Seismic Vulnerability and Risk Assessment of Complex Urban, Utility, Lifeline Systems and Critical Facilities. Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering, vol 31. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8835-9_5

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