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Showing 1 to 20 of 74 for “"vulnerability assessment"”.
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Semplified seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Masonry Arch Bridges
This study concerns seismic vulnerability assessment of masonry arch bridges with common typologies in Europe. Bridges are, in most cases, the most vulnerable elements in the transportation network during an earthquake; therefore, their seismic vulnerability assessment is necessary for a proper …
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INTEGRATED AQUIFER VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT OF NITRATE CONTAMINATION IN CENTRAL INDIANA
… in developing groundwater management plans is assessment of aquifer risk using computational models. Groundwater modeling with a geographic information system (GIS) for efficient groundwater management can provide maps of regions where groundwater is contaminated or may be vulnerable and also …
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Climate Change and Health in Ireland: A national vulnerability assessment
… from heat waves, and measures to reduce the vulnerability of water supplies to the impact of climate change.
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A climate change vulnerability assessment of 58 Richtersveld plant species
… with regards to plants and climate change vulnerability. In this study I aimed to find which Richtersveld species are the most vulnerable to climate change while trialling a relatively novel approach in this context. I used a trait-based assessment with correlative species distribution …
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SCVI: Bridging Social and Cyber Dimensions for Comprehensive Vulnerability Assessment
… This thesis introduces the Social Cyber Vulnerability Index (SCVI), a novel framework that integrates individual-level factors (e.g., awareness, behavioral traits, psychological attributes) with attack-level characteristics (e.g., frequency, impact, sophistication) for a comprehensive …
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Vulnerability assessment of extended end-plate connections under mainshock-aftershock sequences
… behavior has generally been lacking. Moreover, assessment of connection behavior, whether subjected to mainshock or mainshock-aftershock sequences, using a probabilistic framework has not received sufficient attention despite such analysis approaches being a basic requirement for …
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A wetland vulnerability assessment : consequences for the avian communities of saltmarshes
… reed bed vegetation distribution; to assess the vulnerability of these habitats to sea level rise; to determine the impacts of sea level rise on nesting avifauna; and to derive recommendations for conservation practice.Vegetation classification methods using data from satellites and Unmanned …
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Penetration testing and vulnerability assessment on the Namibian inter-banking system: Namswitch
Information Technology (IT) has become crucial to the operation of modern businesses. Financial service firms rely on IT to deliver services to their customers. In the Namibian context, the Bank of Namibia and the Payment Association of Namibia have discontinued the use of cheques as a payment …
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A Vulnerability Assessment of the East Tennessee State University Administrative Computer Network.
… 2004. Nmap and Nessus were used to collect the vulnerability data. Analysis discovered an average of 3.065 critical vulnerabilities per host with a low of 2.377 in Spring 2001 to a high of 3.694 in Fall 2001. The number of unpatched Windows operating system vulnerabilities, which accounted for …
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An integrated framework for the vulnerability assessment of complex supply chain systems
… model that can guide a user through different vulnerability assessment techniques and reveal information regarding system vulnerabilities as well as opportunities for decision-makers to intervene. The model draws upon a previously-developed Cause-Effect Mapping (CEM) analytic technique and …
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A Methodology for Vulnerability Assessment of Glass Facades During Extreme Wind Events
Despite advancements in glass facade systems and rigorous building codes requirements, glass façades often sustain damage or breaches during extreme wind events. This study aims to establish a framework that identifies a multitude of characteristics in common glass façade systems that may …
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Development of a Landscape Vulnerability Assessment Model in a Heightened Security Environment
… to define security objectives; participate in vulnerability assessments and design functional solutions while maintaining an open, aesthetically pleasing environment. This research thesis supports the study of site security as a discipline within the landscape architecture profession. Recent …
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Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of As-Built and Retrofitted Multi-Frame Box-Girder Bridges
… measures (IM). For a thorough and advanced assessment, uncertainties associated with the earthquake, structural geometries, and materials were considered and nonlinear time history analysis (NTHA) was performed on 3D prototype bridges modeled in OpenSees. In this study, probabilistic methods …
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Seismic vulnerability assessment of off-ramp structures of the Las Vegas downtown viaduct
This thesis presents the results of analytical studies conducted on the off ramp structures of the Las Vegas downtown viaduct. In the first stage, the moment, shear and deformation capacities of the columns were determined by moment-curvature analysis. Then, the existing design of the bridge …
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Global response to cyberterrorism and cybercrime: A matrix for international cooperation and vulnerability assessment.
… parties in the international community. However, vulnerability emerges from increased reliance on technology, lack of legal measures, and lack of cooperation at the national and international level represents real obstacle toward effective response to these threats. In sum, lack of global …
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A Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment among Small Farmers: A Case Study in Western Honduras
… first proposes a comprehensive Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Framework (CCVAF) that integrates both community level and individual household level indicators. The CCVAF was instantiated into a GIS-based web application named THRIVE for different decision makers to better assess how …
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Modeling Underwater Explosion (UNDEX) Shock Effects for Vulnerability Assessment in Early Stage Ship Design
This thesis describes and assesses a simplified tool for modeling underwater explosion shock effects during early naval ship concept design. A simplified fluid model using Taylor flat-plate theory is incorporated directly into the OpenFSI module code in Nastran and used to interface with the …
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Groundwater vulnerability assessment for nitrate pollution in the Salinas Valley using a modified DRASTIC model
… of this research was to develop a groundwater vulnerability map for nitrate pollution in the Salinas Valley. A groundwater vulnerability assessment was carried out using a modified DRASTIC model. DRASTIC is a U.S. EPA rank-sum model for assessing groundwater vulnerability that incorporates …
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Coastal vulnerability assessment of Co. Dublin and Co. Wicklow to impacts of sea-level rise
… of various indicators to provide an index-based assessment. Future vulnerability to potential impacts was also investigated. A primary challenge in understanding coastal exposure to water-level change was quantifying the important characteristics that make it susceptible to change over the next …
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