A novel hand reconstruction approach and its application to vulnerability assessment

Assessment of Non-Physical Vulnerability at the Neighborhood Scale after Post-Earthquake Reconstruction Experience with a Qualitative Approach (Case study: Qodqoon neighborhood in Boroujerd)

Background and objective: The process of post-disaster reconstruction in developing societies has a high tendency for micro-scale physical renovation. This tendency, that ignore the non-physical issues, originate from the lack of large-scale planning expertise, the lack of social participation mechanisms and the political considerations that govern these countries that do not reduce vulnerabili...

Physical Vulnerability Assessment of the Hashtgerd New Town against a Probable Earthquake

Aims & Backgrounds: The occurrence of earthquakes in urban areas, have destructive effects, and the inhabitants are increasingly suffering from their harmful impacts. It appears that preparing proactive planning before the disaster occurrence, may reduce damages, casualties and financial losses. This paper aims to identify the vulnerability of the physical fabric of Hashtgerd new town against a...

Spatial Assessment of Regional Environmental Vulnerability for Environmental Planning in the Eastern Region of Urmia Lake

     Environment, development and sustainability are the three significant issues of worldwide concern. Environmental vulnerability and assessment of natural and anthropogenic activities impacts represent a comprehensive evaluation approach. The main purpose of this study is to present a comprehensive and novel framework in order to environmental vulnerability assessment using by spatial data a...

Gastrocnemius Muscle Flap and Its Application in Lower Extremity Reconstruction

Incremental explosive analysis and its application to performance-based assessment of stiffened and unstiffened plates

In this paper, the dynamic behavior of square plates with various thicknesses and stiffening configurations subjected to underwater explosion (UNDEX) are evaluated through a relatively novel approach which is called Incremental Explosive Analysis (IEA). The IEA estimates the different limit-states and deterministic assessment of plats’ behavior, considering uncertainty of loading conditions and...