Archive | September, 2011
Slow Responses and Lack of Preparedness to Protect Communities and Lifeline Infrastructure Assets from Extreme Floods

Slow Responses and Lack of Preparedness to Protect Communities and Lifeline Infrastructure Assets from Extreme Floods

By on September 24, 2011 in Lifeline Infrastructure Protection, Natural Disaster

Observations on Government’s Slow Responses and Lack of Preparedness to Protect Communities and Lifeline Infrastructure Assets from Extreme Flood Events of 2011 as of September 20, 2011:

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Disasters Occurring Weeks Before 9/11 – Lessons and Actions

By on September 10, 2011 in Lifeline Infrastructure Protection, Natural Disaster

Lessons To Be Learnt and Actions To Be Taken From Disasters Occurring Weeks Before 9/11/2011: As we approach the 10th year anniversary of 9/11 terrorist disaster event the U.S. public can take satisfaction in the fact that all government agencies and executive leadership learnt valuable lessons from the tragic events of that day in 2001 [...]

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River Flooding Can Lead to Accelerated Bridge Scouring and Foundation Deterioration: Guest Post 16

River Flooding Can Lead to Accelerated Bridge Scouring and Foundation Deterioration: Guest Post 16

By on September 5, 2011 in Infrastructure Asset Management

River Flooding Can Lead to Accelerated Bridge Scouring and Foundation Deterioration which Requires Periodic Monitoring by Highway Agencies in the United States: Contributed by Dr. Mohiuddin Ali Khan, Moorestown, New Jersey, USA

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