PROPER MONITORING CAN PROVIDE EARLY DAMAGE DETECTION AND INTERVENTION FOR DAMS
When disaster strikes, we are all at risk! The unprepared ones will get hit the hardest. Today, at least 1,680 dams across the U.S. rated in poor or unsatisfactory conditions.…
COMPARING EXPECTED EARTHQUAKE SHAKING IN ISTANBUL WITH THE 1999 M7.6 IZMIT EARTHQUAKE
In 1999, the magnitude 7.6 quake devastated part of northwest Turkey, not far from Istanbul [~70 km (43 mi) away from the earthquake's epicenter]. The 37 seconds shaking killed about…
EVACUATE OR NOT—A DILEMMA OF HOSPITALS AFTER AN EARTHQUAKE AND HOW CAN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE HELP?
After a strong shaking, hospitals may face pressing challenges including whether to utilize or evacuate structures, restore interrupted operations and repair damaged facilities or equipment. Accurate information is immediately needed…
HOW STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING CAN MAKE ISTANBUL A SMART CITY?
Istanbul—the largest populated city in Europe—is considered to be a likely candidate to experience a major earthquake during the next few decades. The recent earthquakes are a reminder for potential…