Restoring the Los Angeles Water Supply System Following an Earthquake
Abstract eng: This paper introduces a discrete event simulation model of post-earthquake restoration for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) water supply system, the largest municipal system in the United States. The real-life post-earthquake restoration process carried out by LADWP is detailed. Past approaches to modeling post-disaster lifeline restoration are reviewed, highlighting the key benefits and limitations of the discrete event simulation approach used here. The new model of LADWPs’ post-earthquake water restoration process is then described briefly, including sample results from calibration to the restoration observed following the 1994 Northridge, CA earthquake. This research is part of a larger effort by the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research to measure and understand community resilience.
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14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering
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Bejing (CN)
Conference Dates:
2008-10-12 / 2008-10-17
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