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Lifeline engineering systems, such as power systems, transportation systems, communication systems, water distribution systems, gas supply systems and so on, are essential to people’s daily life. For modern society, such systems are the infrastructure systems supporting the function of modern city and regional economy.

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Li, J., Liu, W. (2021). Introduction. In: Lifeline Engineering Systems. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9101-3_1

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