Report covers how to bolster civil structures and infrastructure systems under climate change
By Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released a new technical report, “Effects of Climate Change on Life-Cycle Performance of Structures and Infrastructure Systems: Safety, Reliability, and Risk.”
The document explores efforts to implement criteria, techniques, and tools for the life-cycle design, assessment, maintenance, and management of civil structures and infrastructure systems under climate change. It outlines methods to update current design standards to account for climate change.
The authors identify methodologies and tools to help civil engineers address the impacts of climate change on the life cycle performance, safety, and risk of structures and infrastructure systems.
The main topics covered in the report include:
- Structures and infrastructures under climate change
- Climate projection models and data
- Impact of climate change on infrastructure performance
- Life-cycle risk-based decision making in a changing climate