Abstract: Infrastructure plays a crucial role in our society, supporting our communities with mechanical systems providing critical functions related to energy generation and distribution, heating and air conditioning, communication, ...

Abstract: AbstractEnhancing the US freight rail networks’ resilience is critical for maintaining efficient transportation infrastructure. This research proposes a methodology that focuses on improving US freight rail networks’ ...

Abstract: Extreme precipitation is one of the most important climate hazards that pose a significant threat to human property and life. Understanding extreme precipitation events helps to manage their risk to society and hence reduce ...

Abstract: Climate change has been shown to elevate urban temperatures, intensify extreme heat events, and raise heat exposure risks in cities. Characterizing the future trends and levels of heat-related problems is important in order ...

Abstract: This paper presents proposed models for assessing the aggregate performance of personal flotation devices (PFDs) by using risk methods. The aggregate performance is used to quantify the probability of a PFD saving lives ...

Abstract: Reliability-based design has been a widely used methodology in the design of engineering structures. For example, the structural design standards in many countries have adopted the load and resistance factor design (LRFD) ...

Abstract: In the companion paper (Ayyub et al., 2016, “Risk Assessment Methodology for ElectricCurrent Induced Drowning Accidents,â€‌ ASCEASME J. Risk Uncertainty Eng. Syst. Part B Mech. Eng., 3(3), pp. XXXXXX.), the authors ...

Abstract: AbstractNetwork metrics are proposed for determining and comparing the average distance and eccentricity of large topological networks through the application of shortest path algorithms, such as for a large railroad network ...