Damage assessments of natural hazards supply crucial information to decision support and
policy development in the fields of natural hazard management and adaptation planning to …

We review the developments in life safety and the incorporation thereof in the design and
assessment of structures over the last 50 years. Various measures of life safety are …

Sustainability is an important requirement for civil engineering infrastructures, technically
and financially. The financial aspects are discussed. It is proposed to select a design and …

While reservoir dams have created significant social and economic benefits, dam failure
caused by various reasons bring about great threats to the downstream areas. Many …

The application of quantitative risk assessments is increasing for decision-making in many
industries and contexts, with the evaluation of risks against some adopted criteria. In this …

Abstract Design optimization of building structures under progressive collapse threats is a
challenging problem. This is not only because the progressive collapse is a system failure …

There is a widely acknowledged need for a single composite index that provides a
comprehensive picture of the societal impact of disasters. A composite index combines and …

Risk assessment in chemical process industry is a very important issue for safeguarding
human and the ecosystem from damages caused to them. Consequence assessment is an …

We report the results of a contingent valuation study for finding a conservative estimate of
the value-of-statistical-life in an urban road safety context in Sweden. We estimate the value …

Ethics are concerned with distinguishing between what actions are “right” and “wrong” and
what values are “good” and “bad”, etc. and there is a long academic tradition in discussing …