Resilience-Based Design for Blast Risk Mitigation: Learning from Natural Disasters

Recent anthropogenic hazards to structures and infrastructure alike defy classical risk assessment schemes, in that the broader consequences of a catastrophic event such as the bombing of a building of strategic or symbolic importance can hardly be estimated by actuary science. The level of uncertainty associated with the aftermath of a terrorist attack can only be dealt with, in a robust fashion, by adopting resilience–based strategies. In the …