by Vance Tan | Nov 27, 2014 | Network risk analysis
Abstract Freight and passenger transport in the US is projected to increase substantially by 2035 making a strong case for greater usage of the inland waterway barge transport. Inland waterway networks constitute an important component of the US multi-modal transport...
by Vance Tan | Oct 29, 2014 | Infrastructure systems
Abstract National infrastructure (NI) systems (i.e., energy, transport, water, waste, and information and communications technology) provide essential services to the economy and contribute to human well-being. These systems have evolved over centuries, being planned...
by Vance Tan | Oct 27, 2014 | Influencing policy
We support the CCC in its analysis of adaptation to the impacts of climate change by examining infrastructure vulnerabilities. The report investigates the threats and opportunities for the country from climate change, focusing on the risks to infrastructure, business...
by Vance Tan | Oct 24, 2014 | Geohazards
Abstract Almost all of the systems/structures related to critical infrastructure (CI) of the United Kingdom (UK) are in contact with the soil substrate. Therefore how the ground reacts to them both naturally and as a result of their [CI] impact being placed upon them...
by Vance Tan | Oct 24, 2014 | Water supply
Abstract Coping with variable and unpredictable freshwater resources represents a profound challenge to climate adaptation. Rainfall, snowmelt, soil moisture, and runoff can vary from zero to large quantities, over a range of time scales and in ways not well predicted...
