As the world continues to suffer the effects of climate change, the importance of structural resilience is becoming even more imperative – we must act now to protect our societies and communities
Tech Talk podcast: The four-minute structural resilience explainer
The civil engineer's role in ensuring structural resilience
Whether it be a change of use, increase in load, or hazards caused by climate change, modern buildings and infrastructure are subject to a number of hazards to which they must be resilient. This Tech Talk explores what resilience really means, and the civil engineer's role in ensuring structural resilience, and resilience in a more holistic sense.
Learning outcomes
After listening to this podcast, you will:
- Have a better understanding of the meaning of structural resilience
- Understand how civil engineers can have an impact on structural resilience across project stages and the disaster management cycle
- Recognise some of the different hazards that our structures need to withstand
- Have learnt about different ways of measuring structural resilience through available tools and guidance
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Linking our work back to the UN SDGs is a core part of the ICE’s plan and mission. This content ties in with the following SDGs:
- SDG 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure
- SDG 11: Sustainable cities and communities
- SDG 13: Climate action
