Rail Infrastructure Resilience

Author : Rui Calcada,Sakdirat Kaewunruen
Publisher : Woodhead Publishing
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2022-06-28
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780128210437

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Rail Infrastructure Resilience by Rui Calcada,Sakdirat Kaewunruen Pdf

Economic growth, security and sustainability across Europe are at risk due to ageing railway infrastructure systems. At present, the majority of such systems are aging and some have even reached their initial design lives. These issues align with a major challenge in civil engineering: how to restore and improve urban infrastructure and built environments. Policy, environmental and physical barriers must be addressed and overcome. The complex and interconnected nature of the problem means that there is a need for academia, industry, communities and governments to work collaboratively. The challenges posed by extreme events from natural and man-made disasters are urgent. Rail Infrastructure Resilience: A Best-Practices Handbook presents developed improvement methods for rail infrastructure systems, toward resilience to extreme conditions. It shows how best to use new information in the engineering design, maintenance, construction and renewal of rail infrastructure resilience, through knowledge exchange and capability development. The book presents the outcome of a major European research project, known as the RISEN project. RISEN aimed to enhance knowledge creation and transfer using both international and intersectoral secondment mechanisms among European Advanced Rail Research Universities and SMEs, and Non-EU, leading rail universities, providing methodological approaches and practical tools for restoring and improving railway infrastructure systems for extreme events. Edited and written by members of this project, this book will be essential reading for researchers and practitioners hoping to find practical solutions to the challenges of rail infrastructure resilience. Offers a best-practices handbook for rail infrastructure resilience from the leaders in the field Paints a holistic picture of the rail transport system, showing that infrastructure maintenance intervention can be enhanced through advanced monitoring systems and resilience design Presents rail infrastructure resilience and advanced condition monitoring, allowing a better understanding of the critical maintenance, renewal and retrofit needs of railways Considers how academia, industry, communities and governments can work collaboratively in order to tackle aggregated problems in rail infrastructure resilience Presents the findings from the RISEN project, the leading European project on enhancing knowledge creation and transfer of expertise on rail infrastructure resilience

Author : Ted G. Lewis
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2023-08-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781394179541

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Critical Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Reader by Ted G. Lewis Pdf

Critical Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Reader Identify and protect critical infrastructure from a wide variety of threats In Critical Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Reader, Ted G. Lewis delivers a clear and compelling discussion of what infrastructure requires protection, how to protect it, and the consequences of failure. Through the book, you’ll examine the intersection of cybersecurity, climate change, and sustainability as you reconsider and reexamine the resilience of your infrastructure systems. The author walks you through how to conduct accurate risk assessments, make sound investment decisions, and justify your actions to senior executives. You’ll learn how to protect water supplies, energy pipelines, telecommunication stations, power grids, and a wide variety of computer networks, without getting into the weeds of highly technical mathematical models. Critical Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Reader also includes: A thorough introduction to the daunting challenges facing infrastructure and the professionals tasked with protecting it Comprehensive explorations of the proliferation of cyber threats, terrorism in the global West, climate change, and financial market volatility Practical discussions of a variety of infrastructure sectors, including how they work, how they’re regulated, and the threats they face Clear graphics, narrative guides, and a conversational style that makes the material easily accessible to non-technical readers Perfect for infrastructure security professionals and security engineering firms, Critical Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Reader will also benefit corporate security managers and directors, government actors and regulators, and policing agencies, emergency services, and first responders.

Author : Indrajit Pal,Sreevalsa Kolathayar
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811655432

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Sustainable Cities and Resilience by Indrajit Pal,Sreevalsa Kolathayar Pdf

This book presents the select proceedings of the Virtual Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (VCDRR 2021). It provides insights on urban resilience and sustainable infrastructure. All the chapters in this volume are segregated into five clusters, e.g., Resilient infrastructure in construction, Innovative construction interventions, Waste Management and Disaster Risk Reduction, Urban Development and Sustainability, and Cross-cutting issues. Various topics covered in this book are risk assessment, prevention, mitigation, preparedness and response, renewable energy, waste management, resilient cities, and environmental management. This book is a comprehensive volume on disaster risk reduction (DRR) and its management for a sustainable built environment. This book will be useful for the students, researchers, policy makers and professionals working in the area of civil engineering, especially disaster management.

Author : Stefano Bruni,Serdar Dindar,Sakdirat Kaewunruen
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2022-03-14
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9782889719143

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Best Practices on Advanced Condition Monitoring of Rail Infrastructure Systems by Stefano Bruni,Serdar Dindar,Sakdirat Kaewunruen Pdf

This Research Topic eBook comprises Volume I and Volume II of Best Practices on Advanced Condition Monitoring of Rail Infrastructure Systems.

Author : Daniel Pulido,Georges Darido,Ramon Munoz-Raskin,Joanna Moody
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 794 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781464812736

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The Urban Rail Development Handbook by Daniel Pulido,Georges Darido,Ramon Munoz-Raskin,Joanna Moody Pdf

Cities across the globe are looking to develop affordable, environmentally friendly, and socially responsible transportation solutions that can meet the accessibility needs of expanding metropolitan populations and support future economic and urban development. When appropriately planned and properly implemented as part of a larger public transportation network, urban rail systems can provide rapid mobility and vital access to city centers from surrounding districts. High-performing urban rail services, when carefully approached as development projects, can help enhance quality of life by giving citizens access to employment opportunities, essential services, urban amenities, and neighboring communities. The purpose of this Handbook is to synthesize and disseminate knowledge to inform the planning, implementation, and operations of urban rail projects with a view towards: -- Emphasizing the need for early studies and project planning; -- Making projects more sustainable (economically, socially, and environmentally); -- Improving socioeconomic returns and access to opportunities for users; -- Maximizing the value of private participation, where appropriate; and -- Building capacity within project implementing and managing institutions This Handbook provides experiential advice to tackle the technical, institutional, and financial challenges faced by decision makers considering urban rail projects. It brings together the expertise of World Bank staff and the input of numerous specialists to synthesize international 'good practices' and recommendations that are independent of commercial, financial political, or other interests. The material presented is intended as an honest-broker guide to maximize the impact and manage the challenges of urban rail systems in cities in both developed and developing countries. Rather than identify a single approach, this Handbook acknowledges the complexities and context necessary when approaching an urban rail development by helping to prepare decision makers to ask the right questions, consider the key issues, perform the necessary studies, apply adequate tools, and learn from international good practice all at the right time in the project development process.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Freight and freightage
ISBN : OCLC:1391156363

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Getting Back on Track by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Pdf

Author : Sokratis Katsikas,Frédéric Cuppens,Christos Kalloniatis,John Mylopoulos,Frank Pallas,Jörg Pohle,M. Angela Sasse,Habtamu Abie,Silvio Ranise,Luca Verderame,Enrico Cambiaso,Jorge Maestre Vidal,Marco Antonio Sotelo Monge,Massimiliano Albanese,Basel Katt,Sandeep Pirbhulal,Ankur Shukla
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 715 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2023-02-17
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783031254604

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Computer Security. ESORICS 2022 International Workshops by Sokratis Katsikas,Frédéric Cuppens,Christos Kalloniatis,John Mylopoulos,Frank Pallas,Jörg Pohle,M. Angela Sasse,Habtamu Abie,Silvio Ranise,Luca Verderame,Enrico Cambiaso,Jorge Maestre Vidal,Marco Antonio Sotelo Monge,Massimiliano Albanese,Basel Katt,Sandeep Pirbhulal,Ankur Shukla Pdf

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of seven International Workshops which were held in conjunction with the 27th European Symposium on Research in Computer Security, ESORICS 2022, held in hybrid mode, in Copenhagen, Denmark, during September 26-30, 2022. The 39 papers included in these proceedings stem from the following workshops: 8th Workshop on the Security of Industrial Control Systems and of Cyber-Physical Systems, CyberICPS 2022, which accepted 8 papers from 15 submissions; 6th International Workshop on Security and Privacy Requirements Engineering, SECPRE 2022, which accepted 2 papers from 5 submissions; Second Workshop on Security, Privacy, Organizations, and Systems Engineering, SPOSE 2022, which accepted 4 full papers out of 13 submissions; Third Cyber-Physical Security for Critical Infrastructures Protection, CPS4CIP 2022, which accepted 9 full and 1 short paper out of 19 submissions; Second International Workshop on Cyber Defence Technologies and Secure Communications at the Network Edge, CDT & SECOMANE 2022, which accepted 5 papers out of 8 submissions; First International Workshop on Election Infrastructure Security, EIS 2022, which accepted 5 papers out of 10 submissions; and First International Workshop on System Security Assurance, SecAssure 2022, which accepted 5 papers out of 10 submissions. Chapter(s) “Measuring the Adoption of TLS Encrypted Client Hello Extension and Its Forebear in the Wild” is/are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264302563

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The Development Dimension Road and Rail Infrastructure in Asia Investing in Quality by OECD Pdf

Road and Rail Infrastructure in Asia: Investing in Quality discusses the challenges facing the region and possible policy options, including those previously or currently used in Emerging Asian countries, with reference to the experiences of OECD member countries.

Author : Stephane Hallegatte,Jun Rentschler,Julie Rozenberg
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781464814310

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Lifelines by Stephane Hallegatte,Jun Rentschler,Julie Rozenberg Pdf

Infrastructure—electricity, telecommunications, roads, water, and sanitation—are central to people’s lives. Without it, they cannot make a living, stay healthy, and maintain a good quality of life. Access to basic infrastructure is also a key driver of economic development. This report lays out a framework for understanding infrastructure resilience - the ability of infrastructure systems to function and meet users’ needs during and after a natural hazard. It focuses on four infrastructure systems that are essential to economic activity and people’s well-being: power systems, including the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity; water and sanitation—especially water utilities; transport systems—multiple modes such as road, rail, waterway, and airports, and multiple scales, including urban transit and rural access; and telecommunications, including telephone and Internet connections.

Author : Fabio Biondini,Dan M. Frangopol
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 6293 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2023-06-28
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781000997309

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Life-Cycle of Structures and Infrastructure Systems by Fabio Biondini,Dan M. Frangopol Pdf

Life-Cycle of Structures and Infrastructure Systems contains the lectures and papers presented at IALCCE 2023- The Eighth International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering, held at Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy, 2-6 July, 2023. This book contains the full papers of 514 contributions presented at IALCCE 2023, including the Fazlur R. Khan Plenary Lecture, nine Keynote Lectures, and 504 technical papers from 45 countries. The papers cover recent advances and cutting-edge research in the field of life-cycle civil engineering, including emerging concepts and innovative applications related to life-cycle design, assessment, inspection, monitoring, repair, maintenance, rehabilitation, and management of structures and infrastructure systems under uncertainty. Major topics covered include life-cycle safety, reliability, risk, resilience and sustainability, life-cycle damaging processes, life-cycle design and assessment, life-cycle inspection and monitoring, life-cycle maintenance and management, life-cycle performance of special structures, life-cycle cost of structures and infrastructure systems, and life-cycle-oriented computational tools, among others. This Open Access Book provides both an up-to-date overview of the field of life-cycle civil engineering and significant contributions to the process of making more rational decisions to mitigate the life-cycle risk and improve the life-cycle reliability, resilience, and sustainability of structures and infrastructure systems exposed to multiple natural and human-made hazards in a changing climate. It will serve as a valuable reference to all concerned with life-cycle of civil engineering systems, including students, researchers, practicioners, consultants, contractors, decision makers, and representatives of managing bodies and public authorities from all branches of civil engineering.

Author : S. Anand Babu
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 517 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2023-04-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000889697

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Fifth World Congress on Disaster Management: Volume IV by S. Anand Babu Pdf

World Congress on Disaster Management (WCDM) brings researchers, policy makers and practitioners from around the world in the same platform to discuss various challenging issues of disaster risk management, enhance understanding of risks and advance actions for reducing risks and building resilience to disasters. The fifth WCDM deliberates on three critical issues that pose the most serious challenges as well as hold the best possible promise of building resilience to disasters. These are Technology, Finance, and Capacity. WCDM has emerged as the largest global conference on disaster management outside the UN system. The fifth WCDM was attended by more than 2500 scientists, professionals, policy makers, practitioners all around the world despite the prevalence of pandemic.

Author : Sherif El-Badawy,Jan Valentin
Publisher : Springer
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030019112

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Sustainable Solutions for Railways and Transportation Engineering by Sherif El-Badawy,Jan Valentin Pdf

This volume brings together scientific experts in different areas that contribute to the railway track and transportation engineering challenges, evaluate the state-of-the-art, identify the shortcomings and opportunities for research and promote the interaction with the industry. In particular, scientific topics that are addressed in this volume include railway ballasted track degradation/settlement problems and stabilization/reinforcement technologies, switches and crossings and related derailments causes, train-induced vibrations and mitigation measures, operations, management and performance of ground transportation, and traffic congestion and safety procedures. The volume is based on the best contributions to the 2nd GeoMEast International Congress and Exhibition on Sustainable Civil Infrastructures, Egypt 2018 – The official international congress of the Soil-Structure Interaction Group in Egypt (SSIGE).

Author : Inge Hoff,Helge Mork,Rabbira Saba
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2022-07-07
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781000738728

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Eleventh International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields by Inge Hoff,Helge Mork,Rabbira Saba Pdf

Innovations in Road, Railway and Airfield Bearing Capacity – Volume 2 comprises the second part of contributions to the 11th International Conference on Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields (2022). In anticipation of the event, it unveils state-of-the-art information and research on the latest policies, traffic loading measurements, in-situ measurements and condition surveys, functional testing, deflection measurement evaluation, structural performance prediction for pavements and tracks, new construction and rehabilitation design systems, frost affected areas, drainage and environmental effects, reinforcement, traditional and recycled materials, full scale testing and on case histories of road, railways and airfields. This edited work is intended for a global audience of road, railway and airfield engineers, researchers and consultants, as well as building and maintenance companies looking to further upgrade their practices in the field.

Author : Becky P.Y. Loo,Claude Comtois
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317047711

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Sustainable Railway Futures by Becky P.Y. Loo,Claude Comtois Pdf

Revitalizing railways as a major sustainable transport mode in modern societies faces many issues and challenges. This in-depth overview places the importance of railways in the wider context of comprehensive sustainability, which encompasses sustainable development, social and economic equity and community livability. Some scholars have described the 21st century as a period of renaissance for railways and suggest this transport mode can fulfil people's desire for high mobility with low negative environmental, social, economic and financial impacts. In light of these new expectations for railways, in both passenger and freight transport worldwide, this book offers the latest research insights on the renewed interest about railway expansions and their wide-ranging environmental, socio-economic and even political implications.

Author : Betty Biringer,Eric Vugrin,Drake Warren
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781482209945

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Critical Infrastructure System Security and Resiliency by Betty Biringer,Eric Vugrin,Drake Warren Pdf

Security protections for critical infrastructure nodes are intended to minimize the risks resulting from an initiating event, whether it is an intentional malevolent act or a natural hazard. With an emphasis on protecting an infrastructure's ability to perform its mission or function, Critical Infrastructure System Security and Resiliency presents