Description
Book SynopsisThis book presents the select proceedings of the Virtual Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (VCDRR 2021). This book discusses various relevant topics such as Disaster resilience and Infrastructure, Risk reduction and structural measures, Evidence based approach for DRR Case studies, Numerical modelling and Constructions methods, Prevention Methods and Safety Engineering, Cross cutting issue in DRR and Infrastructure etc. The book is also a comprehensive volume on multi-hazards and their management for a sustainable built environment. This book will be useful for academicians, research scholars and industry professionals working in the area of civil engineering and disaster management.
Table of ContentsResilient Infrastructures and Disaster Risk Reduction – An Introduction.- Disaster Resilience of Infrastructures – A Comprehensive Concept with Case Studies.- Thickness optimization of RC jacket applied as a seismic retrofit measure on RC structural members to effectively resist earthquake loads.- Flood Resilience Quantification for Housing Infrastructure using Analytic Hierarchy Process.- Feasibility of Post Cyclone Portable Relief Shelter: Case of Odisha.
