Whether it be from deterioration and ageing, a change of use, or the impacts of climate change, modern-day structures must be more resilient than ever to hazards and stressors. But what are these hazards? How resilient are current structures? And how important is it to consider resilience in a holistic sense?

In this Tech Talk, Stergios-Aristoteles Mitoulis, senior fellow at the University of Birmingham, and Sotirios Argyroudis, lecturer at Brunel University London – founders of InfrastructuResilience and bridgeUkraine – join hosts Mark Hansford, ICE director of engineering knowledge, and Alex Wynne, ICE knowledge content director, to explore these questions and discuss the civil engineer's role in ensuring structural resilience.

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