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DOI: Practical Approaches to Enhancing Disaster Resilience of Engineering Structures
Abdul Subhan Mohammed , Building Inspector Springfield, Massachusetts, United States.Abstract
The article examines the problem of enhancing the resilience of engineering structures to the consequences of natural and technological disasters amid the growing frequency and scale of extreme events. The relevance of the study is determined by the global increase in the number of disasters, significant economic losses, and the need to identify structural and organizational-technological solutions that ensure the functional continuity of critical infrastructure. The paper tries to systematize and analyze practical measures that were directed toward lowering the vulnerability of engineering assets via risk-oriented planning, and creative design concepts using new construction materials and technologies, together with wide operation and monitoring systems. The novelty of the work is in the incorporation of engineering, organizational, and institutional solutions within one unified risk-management framework, which would enable the possibility of matching technical effectiveness with economic feasibility as well as social expectations. The major deliverables comprise an elaborate risk forecasting wherein safe-to-fail as well as fail-safe concepts are described; seismic isolation plus aerodynamic optimizations; high-strength and composite reinforcement, self-healing connections including nano-modified cementitious matrices, as well as digital twins together with sensor systems and predictive analytics algorithms. This combination of tools not only reduces aggregate disaster losses but also preserves key infrastructure functions under the increasing uncertainty of the 21st century. The article will be helpful for engineers, researchers, risk-management specialists, and developers of infrastructure policy.
Keywords
resilience of engineering structures, risk-oriented planning, innovative materials, digital twins
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