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Mid-America Earthquake Center Seminar Series |
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Headquartered at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
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Mid-America Earthquake Center Seminar Series |
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Headquartered at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
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Consequence-Based
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Barry J. Goodno |
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| The Consequence Minimization (CM) Thrust Area is one of the three Core Research components of the MAE Center research plan. The other two components, Damage Synthesis (DS) and Hazard Definition (HD) have already been discussed in recent SLC Seminars. This presentation will focus on the six projects (four of which are just underway) that comprise the CM area. The overall scope and objectives of each project and how each relates to the basic CBE paradigm will be discussed, along with current activities and any accomplishments to date.
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The CM Thrust Area focuses on procedures and actions to minimize the consequences evaluated and visualized under DS and deemed unacceptable when measured against the acceptable consequences threshold. The CM projects will use the outcomes from the DS damage assessment, then investigate and compare various measures of affecting the consequences through system intervention, and finally employ decision making and land-use management alongside societal impact studies to identify the most cost-effective consequence minimization measures to be applied to the system. The CM process will also utilize the risk visualization facilities in DS to assess the effect of the proposed consequence reduction measures. The CM Thrust Area is at the heart of CBE so products of CM research are expected to be an integral and essential part of the overall MAE Center Core Research effort which will also address the needs of MAE Stakeholders concerned with loss reduction in Mid-America and beyond. |
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Sponsored by the MAE Center Student Leadership Council |
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