Sustainable development of critical infrastructure : proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Sustainable Development of Critical Infrastructure : May 16-18, 2014 Shanghai, China

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Sustainable development of critical infrastructure : proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Sustainable Development of Critical Infrastructure : May 16-18, 2014 Shanghai, China

edited by Xila Liu, A. H-S. Ang

(ASCE Council on Disaster Risk Management monograph, no. 8)

American Society of Civil Engineers, c2014

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"SPONSORED BY The International Cooperation & Exchange Committee of the China Civil Engineering Society (CCES), The Council on Disaster Risk Management of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)"--proceedings information screen

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Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Development of Critical Infrastructure, held in Shanghai, China, May 16-18, 2014.Sponsored by the International Cooperation & Exchange Committee of the China Civil Engineering Society (CCES) and the Council on Disaster Risk Management of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Sustainable Development of Critical Infrastructure, CDRM 8, contains 4 keynote papers and 51 peer-reviewed technical papers intended to promote and review the technologies necessary to support the development of sustainable infrastructure systems worldwide. Specific applications of sustainable engineering practices to high-rise buildings, long-span bridges, urban transportation systems; and nuclear and electrical power facilities are discussed. Topics include: impacts and adaptation to climate change; reliability and risk management; life-cycle performance and cost; and the development of more sustainable construction materials. This proceedings will be of interest to practitioners, researchers, government engineers, and operational managers of infrastructure systems.

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  • NCID
    BB16460394
  • ISBN
    • 9780784413470
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Reston, Va.
  • Pages/Volumes
    1 CD-ROM
  • Size
    12 cm
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