Engineering in the Extreme

摘要

Engineers are a valuable resource in disaster recovery. Foreign engineers can be especially helpful to the reconstruction effort after a major disaster in a poor country. This paper will draw from the experience of the author after the following disasters: 1. Haiti Earthquake 2010 2. Philippines Typhoon 2014 3. Nepal Earthquake 2015 Some of the engineering issues that will be discussed: 4. How the majority of the world builds 5. How the world's buildings perform 6. Rapid assessment methods 7.