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Seismic Resilience and Adaptation of Arctic Infrastructure and Social Systems

The role of infrastructure in society is unparalleled. It is what allows society to function and gives access to clean water, food, air, the ability to travel, healthcare, electricity, an organized government, and a safe place to live. Infrastructure assets must be built with consideration to the natural conditions (climate, seismic activity, etc.) so that the local community, environment, and economy are not debilitated by seismic events. This report focuses on general research of resilience, infrastructure, climate change, and the connection of community to infrastructure, with a goal of creating a system for measuring and projecting seismic resilience of infrastructure assets. Alaska was the focus of this project, considering how infrastructure must be adapted for the unique environment, seismic activity, and impact of climate change of this region. This report also outlines a method for quantifying functionality and resilience parameters through use of expert surveys, data collection, and analysis. Finally, this report portrays the sample process of analyzing the resilience of water treatment plants and distribution lines, hospital and emergency departments, and roads and bridges during the 2018 magnitude 7.0 earthquake near Anchorage, Alaska.

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