[ { "id": "authors:g8fcr-8m310", "collection": "authors", "collection_id": "g8fcr-8m310", "cite_using_url": "https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20120926-082816839", "type": "publication_deliverable", "title": "Decision Support Tools for Earthquake Recovery of Businesses : Final Report, CUREe-Kajima Joint Research Program, Phase III", "author": [ { "family_name": "Beck", "given_name": "J. L.", "clpid": "Beck-J-L" }, { "family_name": "Kiremidjian", "given_name": "A.", "clpid": "Kiremidjian-A" }, { "family_name": "Wilkie", "given_name": "S.", "clpid": "Wilkie-Simon" }, { "family_name": "Mason", "given_name": "A.", "clpid": "Mason-Alfred-Barr" }, { "family_name": "Salmon", "given_name": "T.", "clpid": "Salmon-T" }, { "family_name": "Goltz", "given_name": "J.", "clpid": "Goltz-J" }, { "family_name": "Olson", "given_name": "R.", "clpid": "Olson-R" }, { "family_name": "Workman", "given_name": "J.", "clpid": "Workman-J" }, { "family_name": "Irfanoglu", "given_name": "A.", "orcid": "0000-0001-8334-6717", "clpid": "Irfanoglu-Ayhan" }, { "family_name": "Porter", "given_name": "K.", "clpid": "Porter-K" } ], "abstract": "This report describes the results of a project titled Decision Support Tools f or Earthquake\nRecovery of Businesses funded under Years 2 and 3 of Phase ill of the CUREe-Kajima Joint\nResearch Program. CUREe (California Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering) is a\nnon-profit organization founded in 1988 by eight California universities to collaborate on\nscientific research and applications that advance our understanding of how earthquakes affect the\nbuilt environment-structures, bridges, roads and other infrastructure. Kajima Corporation is a\nprominent international engineering and construction firm based in Japan. Two CUREe\nmembers, California Institute of Technology and Stanford University, partnered with Kajima to\ndevelop the concept and methodologies for a decision-support system (DSS) to assist business\nmanagers in determining how to mitigate or to recover from earthquake damage to company\nfacilities.", "publisher": "California Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering", "publication_date": "1999-12-07" }, { "id": "authors:tgrwq-0b071", "collection": "authors", "collection_id": "tgrwq-0b071", "cite_using_url": "https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20120926-085057962", "type": "publication_deliverable", "title": "Social, Economic, And System Aspects Of Earthquake Recovery and Reconstruction: Year Two Research Report", "author": [ { "family_name": "Beck", "given_name": "J.", "clpid": "Beck-J-L" }, { "family_name": "Kiremidjian", "given_name": "A.", "clpid": "Kiremidjian-A" }, { "family_name": "Wilkie", "given_name": "S.", "clpid": "Wilkie-Simon" }, { "family_name": "King", "given_name": "S.", "clpid": "King-S" }, { "family_name": "Achkire", "given_name": "Y.", "clpid": "Achkire-Y" }, { "family_name": "Olson", "given_name": "R.", "clpid": "Olson-R" }, { "family_name": "Goltz", "given_name": "J.", "clpid": "Goltz-J" }, { "family_name": "Porter", "given_name": "K.", "clpid": "Porter-K" }, { "family_name": "Irfanoglu", "given_name": "A.", "orcid": "0000-0001-8334-6717", "clpid": "Irfanoglu-Ayhan" }, { "family_name": "Casari", "given_name": "M.", "clpid": "Casari-M" }, { "family_name": "Legrue", "given_name": "J.", "clpid": "Legrue-J" }, { "family_name": "Boehmke", "given_name": "F.", "clpid": "Boehmke-F" }, { "family_name": "Gonzales", "given_name": "A.", "clpid": "Gonzales-A" } ], "abstract": "This report summarizes the progress made in the first year of a collaborative project between researchers\nat Kajima and two CUREe institutions, Caltech and Stanford University. The project is\npart of Year 2 and Year 3 of Phase ill of the CUREe-Kajima Joint Research Program. The goal\nof this two-year CUREe-Kajima project is to develop quantitative methodologies and a prototype\nsoftware package to implement a decision support system (DSS) which can be used by corporate\nmanagement to enhance the recovery of their business after a disruptive earthquake.\n\nIn developing this DSS, it is necessary to specify the type of business to which it is to be applied.\nIn the first-year of this project, the focus was on a corporation which owns multiple leased office\nbuildings that have suffered, or may suffer, damage during an earthquake. The core problem that\nwas addressed of determining an optimal strategy for repairing the buildings is also relevant to any\ncompany that owns facilities.\n\nThe basic objective of the project is to show how a DSS can be developed which could be used\nby management to make better decisions in restoring the state, or health, of their business after an\nearthquake. It is envisaged that the DSS could be used by the managers of a company to perform\ncomplex \"what if\" analyses to evaluate alternative recovery strategies and to determine the best\none, based on post-earthquake information and economic and other constraints. In addition to its\nuse after a damaging earthquake, the DSS could also be used prior to any earthquake to investigate\nwhich mitigation actions and planning efforts should be more effective in enhancing the business\nrecovery process.", "publisher": "California Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering", "publication_date": "1999-02-14" }, { "id": "authors:3t419-cq171", "collection": "authors", "collection_id": "3t419-cq171", "cite_using_url": "https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20120926-100546796", "type": "publication_deliverable", "title": "New Computer Tools for Optimal Design Decisions in the Presence of Risk", "author": [ { "family_name": "Beck", "given_name": "J. L.", "clpid": "Beck-J-L" }, { "family_name": "Chan", "given_name": "E.", "clpid": "Chan-Eduardo" }, { "family_name": "Irfanoglu", "given_name": "A.", "orcid": "0000-0001-8334-6717", "clpid": "Irfanoglu-Ayhan" }, { "family_name": "Masri", "given_name": "S. F.", "clpid": "Masri-S-F" }, { "family_name": "Xu", "given_name": "W.-M.", "clpid": "Xu-W-M" }, { "family_name": "Smith", "given_name": "H. A.", "clpid": "Smith-H-A" }, { "family_name": "Vance", "given_name": "V.", "clpid": "Vance-V" }, { "family_name": "Barroso", "given_name": "L.", "clpid": "Barroso-L" } ], "abstract": "This project involved collaborative efforts between researchers at three CUREe institutions\nand Kajima Corporation to develop an integrated suite of interactive software\ntools which assist the structural designer in making better design decisions in the presence\nof uncertainties. By using these tools, the designer can rapidly evaluate and improve\nproposed designs to explore a broader range of alternatives than would otherwise\nbe economically feasible. An optimal design can be sought based on the evaluation of\nmany major factors affecting the design, including structural performance criteria, client\npreferences, and economic constraints, as well as the uncertainties associated with the\nenvironmental loads the structure may experience during its lifetime. The software package,\nnamed SODA (Smart Optimal Design and Analysis) , involves the application of\nseveral new methodologies originating from research in artificial intelligence and decision\ntheory. including object-oriented programming. a preference function approach to multicriteria\ndecisions which incorporates uncertainty through a probability-based treatment\nof fuzzy reliability, and stochastic optimization. The end product is a software package\nthat enhances the effectiveness and productivity of designers of structural systems.", "publisher": "Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering (CUREE)", "publication_date": "1996-04-30" } ]