Title :
Disaster Management
Author :
Rudnick, Hugh ; Mocarquer, Sebastian ; Andrade, Eduardo ; Vuchetich, Esteban ; Miquel, Pedro
Author_Institution :
Pontificia Univ. Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
Abstract :
In this paper its is discussed that the transmission and distribution facilities are more vulnerable to major earthquakes than the generation facilities. The design of the generation facilities usually adopts a higher design and building standards.
Keywords :
disasters; electric power generation; building standards; design; disaster management; distribution facilities; earthquakes; generation facilities; Disaster management; Earthquakes; Maintenance engineering; Substations; Tsunami;
Journal_Title :
Power and Energy Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MPE.2010.939948
