Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability: Definitions and Relationships
Publication: ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part A: Civil Engineering
Volume 6, Issue 3
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Forum papers are thought-provoking opinion pieces or essays founded in fact, sometimes containing speculation, on a civil engineering topic of general interest and relevance to the readership of the journal. The views expressed in this Forum article do not necessarily reflect the views of ASCE or the Editorial Board of the journal.
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Volume 6 • Issue 3 • September 2020
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Received: Oct 15, 2019
Accepted: Feb 19, 2020
Published online: May 11, 2020
Published in print: Sep 1, 2020
Discussion open until: Oct 11, 2020
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