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Al-Gahtani, K S (2006) A comprehensive construction delay analysis technique: Enhanced with a float ownership concept, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , State University of New York at Buffalo.
Aramvareekul, P (2003) An analysis of labor productivity in the United States construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , State University of New York at Buffalo.
Delaney, J W (2018) The effect of competition on bid quality and final results on state dot projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , State University of New York at Buffalo.
Deng, F (2004) Expert and decision-support system approaches for construction project financing and cash flow management for large infrastructure projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , State University of New York at Buffalo.
Hu, H (2014) Development of interoperable data protocol for integrated bridge project delivery, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , State University of New York at Buffalo.
Liang, D (2001) Improved reliability and economic modeling for new and retrofitted low-rise structures subjected to extreme wind hazards, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , State University of New York at Buffalo.
Mannarino, J A (2001) Evaluation of the construction management delivery system and establishing a model for selection: A qualitative approach, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , State University of New York at Buffalo.
Nikellis, A (2019) Risk-informed decision making for civil infrastructure subjected to single and multiple hazards, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , State University of New York at Buffalo.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: hazards; optimization; uncertainty; insurance; communication; decision making; policy; retrofit; United States; case study; bridge; owner; stakeholder
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- URL: https://www.proquest.com/docview/2302016515
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This dissertation intends to provide insight to the risk of civil infrastructure subjected to single and multiple hazards and improve communication between different stakeholders for better risk-informed decisions and efficient risk mitigation. To this end, this dissertation investigates the effects of site-specific uncertainties in soil strength and stiffness parameters on the commonly used ground motion intensity measures and the resulting engineering demand parameters of moment resisting frames of varying heights at a site in Los Angeles, California. The uncertainty in the soil strength has a more profound effect on the intensity measures than the uncertainty in the soil stiffness. Moreover, it is observed that the structure amplifies the soil uncertainty more than the seismological uncertainty. Furthermore, this dissertation evaluates the economic viability of allowing for controlled inelastic deformation of special moment resisting buildings during wind storms. This is achieved through a set of case studies involving steel buildings of varying heights made of special moment resisting frames located in three different cities in the United States of America, with different intensity levels of wind and seismic hazards. It is shown that, controlled inelastic deformation of buildings under wind load may be economically advantageous, depending upon the properties of the structures and characteristics of both hazards. Finally, this dissertation explores financial aspects of selecting retrofit strategies for an interdependent civil infrastructure system subjected to multiple hazards. A hypothetical bridge-roadway-levee system, subjected to seismic and high-water (storm surge) hazards, is analyzed and retrofit strategies for the levee and bridges of the system are evaluated in terms of risk metrics commonly used in the field of financial engineering for portfolio optimization. It is shown that an optimal retrofit strategy depends upon the risk metric(s) being used for risk evaluation. It is also quantitatively argued that various stakeholders, including the owners, policy makers, and insurance companies may perceive risks differently, use different metrics for risk evaluation, and come up with different retrofit strategies for risk mitigation of the same system.
Pan, N-H (1996) Automatic data processing technologies and industry-wide information transfer standards in the construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , State University of New York at Buffalo.
Ren, S (1997) GIS-based tools for earthquake risk assessment of point and spatially distributed lifeline systems, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , State University of New York at Buffalo.
Schmidt, J R (1997) Quantifying the impact of construction accidents using predictive models, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , State University of New York at Buffalo.
Small, E P (1999) Development of a methodology for the integration of seismic risk mitigation activities in project and network level bridge management systems, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , State University of New York at Buffalo.
Zech, W C (2004) Enhancing work zone safety, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , State University of New York at Buffalo.