Cost-Benefit Ratios for Risk Mitigation on Structures in Mexico

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contents Cost-Benefit Ratios for Risk Mitigation on Structures in Mexico David De León Ingeniería cost risk mitigation benefit relationship building on sismic zone Risk aspects of planning and design of engineering works inMexico are usually considered into the mitigation anddevelopment plans only in a subjective and qualitative form.This practice does not produce the minimum costs in thelong term. In order to optimally allocate limited funds usedfor mitigation purposes, a careful, systematic and objectiveestimation of the failure consequences as well as theunderlying risk is required.Also, mitigation policies for several regions in Mexico anddifferent hazard types are not risk-consistent.In this paper a criterion to calculate cost/benefit ratios interms of the expected number of fatalities, the expected lossesand the investment made on structural safety is proposed.The criterion may be used to appraise the risk on engineeringworks and to compare the consistency of risk mitigationexpenditures made by national highway agencies with thecost/benefit involved on the increment of structural safetyfor buildings. These concepts may be considered to generatean effective risk management for optimal policies for life andproperty protection. This formulation is applied to the specificcase of buildings under seismic exposure in Mexico Cityand expected life-cycle cost functions are developed fortypical costs and practices. 2007 artículo científico 1665-0654 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=61411302 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=614 Científica application/pdf Instituto Politécnico Nacional Científica (México) Num.3 Vol.11
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spellingShingle Cost-Benefit Ratios for Risk Mitigation on Structures in Mexico
David De León
Ingeniería
cost
risk mitigation
benefit relationship
building on sismic zone
Cost-Benefit Ratios for Risk Mitigation on Structures in Mexico David De León Ingeniería cost risk mitigation benefit relationship building on sismic zone Risk aspects of planning and design of engineering works inMexico are usually considered into the mitigation anddevelopment plans only in a subjective and qualitative form.This practice does not produce the minimum costs in thelong term. In order to optimally allocate limited funds usedfor mitigation purposes, a careful, systematic and objectiveestimation of the failure consequences as well as theunderlying risk is required.Also, mitigation policies for several regions in Mexico anddifferent hazard types are not risk-consistent.In this paper a criterion to calculate cost/benefit ratios interms of the expected number of fatalities, the expected lossesand the investment made on structural safety is proposed.The criterion may be used to appraise the risk on engineeringworks and to compare the consistency of risk mitigationexpenditures made by national highway agencies with thecost/benefit involved on the increment of structural safetyfor buildings. These concepts may be considered to generatean effective risk management for optimal policies for life andproperty protection. This formulation is applied to the specificcase of buildings under seismic exposure in Mexico Cityand expected life-cycle cost functions are developed fortypical costs and practices. 2007 artículo científico 1665-0654 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=61411302 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=614 Científica application/pdf Instituto Politécnico Nacional Científica (México) Num.3 Vol.11
title Cost-Benefit Ratios for Risk Mitigation on Structures in Mexico
topic Ingeniería
cost
risk mitigation
benefit relationship
building on sismic zone
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=61411302