Structural safety

Any physical construction to reduce or avoid possible impacts of hazards, or the application of engineering techniques or technology to achieve hazard resistance and resilience in structures or systems.

Latest Structural safety additions in the Knowledge Base

Rooftops under the sun in London.
Research briefs
This study found that widespread use of cool roofs in London during the 2018 heatwave could have saved 249 lives by reducing the city's temperature. Cool roofs and solar panels are effective at mitigating heat and saving energy.
University College London
The Ahr river flows past houses destroyed by floods in Insul, Germany (2021)
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In the UK, several exemplary projects address flood management. The most iconic is the Thames Barrier in London, which protects the city from storm surges and high tides coming from the North Sea. Another is the the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme.
Conversation Media Group, the
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Faced with the prospect of an extensive, and expensive, seismic safety retrofit for its 1960s-era downtown headquarters, L.A. County decided to vet an alternative: a far newer building, located just blocks away.
Los Angeles Times
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Educational materials
Forged by Fire is an innovative set of resources designed for students of different ages to learn about community, place, and resilience through the history of burns injuries in twentieth century Britain.
Workers on a construction site during sunset
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The development of Kiribati's technical standard and recommendation provides a roadmap for implementing energy efficiency standards and promoting sustainable building practices.
Regional Pacific Nationally Determined Contribution Hub (NDC Hub)
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Documents and publications
The study focuses on how to develop and improve the anticipatory governance approach to disasters, disaster risk management and adaptation by local and regional authorities.
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Documents and publications
This study initially considers the seismicity of the Türkiye region where the earthquakes that occurred on 6 February 2023 took place, as well as the seismic characteristics of these earthquakes.
A group of five children from a village in Pakistan playing in the green field.
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These USAID-constructed schools served as epicenters of the recovery from the disaster. For the 17,000 people whose homes were destroyed during the floods, 59 of the schools were able to be used as temporary shelters.
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