Abstract
One major issue when considering the effects of climate change is to understand, qualify and quantify how natural hazards and the changing climate will likely impact infrastructure assets and services as it strongly depends on current and future climate variability, location, asset design life, function and condition. So far, there is no well-defined and agreed performance indicator that isolates the effects of climate change for structures. Rather, one can mention some key considerations on how climate change may produce changes of vulnerability due to physical and chemical actions affecting structural durability or changes of the exposure in terms of intensity/frequency of extreme events. This paper considers these two aspects and associated challenges, considering some recent activities of members of the IABSE TG6.1.
Original language | English |
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Pages | 974-985 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | IABSE Congress, Ghent 2021: Structural Engineering for Future Societal Needs - Ghent, Virtual, Belgium Duration: 22 Sep 2021 → 24 Sep 2021 |
Conference
Conference | IABSE Congress, Ghent 2021: Structural Engineering for Future Societal Needs |
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Country/Territory | Belgium |
City | Ghent, Virtual |
Period | 22/09/21 → 24/09/21 |
Keywords
- Adaptation
- Climate change
- Durability
- Extreme events
- Vulnerability