Resilient Buildings and Infrastructure

Enhancing the resilience of our communities to the effects of natural hazard events involves application of sound engineering principles to address both building collapse avoidance and the preservation of key lifelines in order for them to remain operational. Engineering research will provide a performance-based framework within which both life safety and operational functionality are achieved in a cost-effective manner. When implemented, community impacts experienced during an event will remain within tolerable limits, people will, in the main, be able to continue living within their homes. Critical services, although they can be expected to be disrupted, will be restored, within acceptable timeframes to avoid lengthy societal disruption with consequent economic impact.