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Damage Assessment and Reconstruction after War or Natural Disaster

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 2009

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Editors:
  1. Adnan Ibrahimbegovic

    1. Ecole Normale Supérieure, LMT-Cachan, Civil Engineering, Cachan, France

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  2. Muhamed Zlatar

    1. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Sarajevo, Civil Engineering, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo

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  • Damage of complex structures, damage identification, controlled destruction, quick reconstruction, retrofit
  • Damage identification and exploitation of partially damaged infrastructure, water resources, soil pollution, soil erosion
  • Case studies of natural and man-made disasters: (explosions, fires, earthquakes, land-slides ...)

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Table of contents (15 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Damage Assessment and Reconstruction of Structures

    1. Civil Engineering Structures: Multiscale Damage Representation, Identification, Controlled Destruction and Quick Reconstruction

      • A. Ibrahimbegovic, A. Kucerova, D. Brancherie, M. Hautefeuille, J. B. Colliat, N. Friedman et al.
      Pages 3-28

    2. Non-Destructive Assessment of Concrete Damage: Interest, Difficulties and Research Needs

      • D. Breysse
      Pages 29-62

    3. Improving Safety and Durability of Civil Structures

      • E. BrÜhwiler
      Pages 63-93

    4. Structural Damage and Risk Assessment and Uncertainty Quantification

      • H. G. Matthies
      Pages 95-108

    5. Computational Verification and Validation of Engineering Structures Via Error-Controlled Model and Discretization Adaptivity

      • E. Stein, M. Rüter, S. Ohnimus, K. Wiechmann
      Pages 109-137

    6. Predictive Modelling of Damage in Structures and the Development of Retrofitting or Mitigating Strategies

      • D. R. J. Owen, Y. T. Feng, J. M. Rance, A. T. Bere
      Pages 139-168

    7. On Fundamental Concept of Structural Collapse Simulation Taking Into Account Uncertainty Phenomena

      • D. Hartmann, M. Breidt, V. Nguyen, F. Stangenberg, S. Höhler, K. Schweizerhof et al.
      Pages 169-191

    8. Earthquake Ground Motions for Seismic Damage Assessment and Re-Evaluation of Existing Buildings and Critical Facilities

      • P. Leger, R. Tremblay
      Pages 193-219

  3. Damage Assessment and Reconstruction of Infrastructure

    1. Damage Assessment and Disaster Prevention in Natm Tunnels During Construction: Micromechanics-Supported Hybrid Analyses

      • H. A. Mang, S. Scheiner, B. Pichler, C. Hellmich
      Pages 223-251

    2. Crisis Management in Water Distribution Networks

      • P. Villon, A. Nace
      Pages 253-286

    3. Nonlinear Behavior of Soils as The Main Source of Damage of Structures

      • S. DolareviĆ, A. Ibrahimbegovic
      Pages 287-307

    4. Fire Induced Damage in Structures and Infrastructure: Analysis, Testing and Modeling

      • A. Ibrahimbegovic, A. Boulkertous, L. Davenne, M. Muhasilovic, J. Duhovnik, A. Pokrklic
      Pages 309-329

  4. Appendix: Damage Assessment to War and Natural Disasters in Bosnia and Herzegovina

    1. Damage Assessment for Masonry and Historic Buildings in Bosnia and Herzegovina

      • M. Hrasnica
      Pages 333-356

    2. Environmental Damage Assessment, Waste Management and Overview of the Current Situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina

      • A. Serdarevic
      Pages 357-381

    3. Illustrative Examples of War Destruction and Atmospheric Impact on Reinforced Concrete Structures in Sarajevo

      • S. MediĆ, J. ĆuriĆ, I. ImamoviĆ, N. AdemoviĆ, S. DolareviĆ
      Pages 383-392

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 393-393
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1.1. SAFETY OF CIVIL STRUCTURES Society expects that the failure of civil structures is extremely rare and relies on the care and expertise of the professionals involved in the design, construction and maintenance of structures. This is in particular true for public technical systems such as transportation or energy supply systems and structures such as bridges. Structural safety may be defined as follows: “Adequate safety with respect to a hazard is ensured provided that the hazard is kept under control by appropriate measures or the risk is limited to an acceptable value. Absolute safety is not achievable.” It is thus not the structure as such that is designated safe but rather the people, goods and the environment in its surroundings. The continued use of existing structures is of great importance because the built environment is a huge economic and political asset, growing larger every year. Nowadays evaluation of the safety of existing structures is a major engineering task, and structural engineers are increasingly called upon to devise ways for extending the life of structures whilst observing tight cost constraints. Also, existing structures are expected to resist against accidental actions although they were not designed for. Engineers may apply specific methods for evaluation in order to preserve structures and to reduce a client’s expenditure. The ultimate goal is to limit construction intervention to a minimum, a goal that is clearly in agreement with the principles of sustainable development.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Ecole Normale Supérieure, LMT-Cachan, Civil Engineering, Cachan, France

    Adnan Ibrahimbegovic

  • Department of Civil Engineering, University of Sarajevo, Civil Engineering, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo

    Muhamed Zlatar

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