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Special Collection on Impacts of Climate Change on Resilience of Civil Structures and Infrastructural Systems

Guest Editors:
De-Cheng Feng, M.ASCE, Southeast University
Yue Li, M.ASCE, Case Western Reserve University
Yong Lu, F.ASCE, The University of Edinburgh
Michael Beer, M.ASCE, Leibniz University Hannover, University of Liverpool & Tongji University

The global climate is undergoing an unprecedented rate of change, which is anticipated to have direct or indirect impacts on the functionality and service life of civil structures and infrastructural systems. Given that our built infrastructure has a long-term lifespan and traditional design theories and assessment methods are based on historical stationary climate conditions, there is a need for renewed design and assessment approaches to address the rapidly evolving climate scenarios. Therefore, in order to ensure the safety, functionality, and resilience of structures as well as mitigate potential losses resulting from climate-related damages throughout their service life, it is imperative to consider the influence of climate change. This Special Collection aims to bring together the latest research on how climate change affects the resilience of civil structures and infrastructural systems.

Papers in this Collection

Using Climate Model Decadal Predictions and Statistical Extrapolations of Location-Specific Near-Term Temperature and Precipitation for Infrastructure Engineering
ORCID ID iconYuchuan Lai, A.M.ASCE; and ORCID ID iconDavid A. Dzombak, Dist.M.ASCE
Published online: November 22, 2023

Time-Dependent Resilience in the Presence of Interacting Multiple Hazards in a Changing Climate
ORCID ID iconCao Wang, Ph.D., M.ASCE; ORCID ID iconBilal M. Ayyub, Ph.D., P.E., Dist.M.ASCE; Hao Zhang, Ph.D., M.ASCE; and Michael Beer, Dr.Eng., M.ASCE
Published online: December 1, 2023

Climate Change Impacts on the Risk Assessment of Concrete Civil Infrastructures
De-Cheng Feng, M.ASCE; Jia-Yi Ding; Si-Cong Xie; Yue Li, M.ASCE; ORCID ID iconMitsuyoshi Akiyama, M.ASCE; ORCID ID iconYong Lu, F.ASCE; ORCID ID iconMichael Beer, M.ASCE; and Jie Li, M.ASCE
Published online: February 8, 2024