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Seismic resilience assessment of hospital infrastructure /

"Health care facilities or hospital systems are classified as some of the most critical infrastructure systems when responding to natural disasters. Seismic Resilience Assessment of Hospital Infrastructure systematically presents a suite of novel techniques developed by the authors and their te...

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Main Authors: Shang, Qingxue (Author), Wang, Tao (Researcher in earthquake engineering) (Author), Li, Jichao (Structural engineer) (Author), Noori, Mohammad (Author)
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2024.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Resilience and sustainability
Subjects:
Hospital buildings > Earthquake effects.
Medical instruments and apparatus > Safety measures.
Hospitals > Safety measures.
Hospitals > Risk management.
Earthquake engineering.
Médecine > Appareils et instruments > Sécurité > Mesures.
Hôpitaux > Sécurité > Mesures.
Hôpitaux > Gestion du risque.
Génie parasismique.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"Health care facilities or hospital systems are classified as some of the most critical infrastructure systems when responding to natural disasters. Seismic Resilience Assessment of Hospital Infrastructure systematically presents a suite of novel techniques developed by the authors and their team for seismic resilience assessment of hospital infrastructure, with particular emphasis on seismic tests and fragility models of hospital equipment, resilience assessment of single hospital buildings and emergency departments, and post-earthquake functionality of urban hospital infrastructures"--
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781003457459
1003457452