Probabilistic Risk Assessment: Piping Fragility due to Earthquake Fault Mechanisms

A lifeline system, serving as an energy-supply system, is an essential component of urban infrastructure. In a hospital, for example, the piping system supplies elements essential for hospital operations, such as water and fire-suppression foam. Such nonstructural components, especially piping syste...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bu Seog Ju, WooYoung Jung, Myung-Hyun Noh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/525921