@@ -21,20 +21,18 @@ earthquake hazards only. ``SIRA`` enables the vulnerabilities of each element
2121to be within a facility or a network to be integrated into a holistic
2222assessment of the direct system losses, service disruption and cost.
2323
24- SIRA is used to model the vulnerability of high-value infrastructure
25- systems to natural hazards. The infrastructure types can be individual
26- sites or facilities (e.g., an electrical substation, or a water treatment plant)
27- or networks (e.g., an electricity transmission network, water transmission
28- network. etc.).
29-
30- Earthquake ground motion has been the primary focus.
31- Uncertainties are captured through a Monte Carlo sampling process.
32- The tool facilitates quantification of infrastructure assets' vulnerability,
33- and also enables the most vulnerable components to be identified in terms of
34- repair cost, time to recovery, and implications for service continuity. The
35- tool has also been designed and tested to assess risk, but that functionality
36- would typically require that the simulation be run in high performace computing
37- environment.
24+ SIRA is desgined to be used to simulate the vulnerability of high-value
25+ infrastructure systems to natural hazards. The infrastructure types can be
26+ individual sites or facilities (e.g., an electrical substation, or a
27+ water treatment plant) or networks (e.g., an electricity transmission network,
28+ water transmission network. etc.). Earthquake ground motion has been the
29+ primary focus. Uncertainties are captured through a Monte Carlo sampling
30+ process. The tool facilitates quantification of infrastructure assets'
31+ vulnerability, and also enables the most vulnerable components to be identified
32+ in terms of repair cost, time to recovery, and implications for service
33+ continuity. The tool has also been designed and tested to assess risk, but
34+ that functionality would typically require that the simulation be run in
35+ high performance computing environment.
3836
3937The outcomes of this tool can support identification of retrofit options,
4038and their relative efficacy in reducing risk.
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