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In this episode, NHERI’s Ian Robertson discusses how natural hazards engineers quantify how well they are addressing the big problems, sometimes called “grand challenges.” For civil engineers, success is often measured by the incorporation of new designs into building codes. Robertson discusses the long-term processes for getting ideas for resilient structures into actual practice. For instance, the NHERI Science Plan highlights high-impact areas for study and provides examples of the kinds of research needed to get into code — and address the grand challenges.
“By incorporating social science in our engineering research, we can be more cognizant of how it is going to impact society.” - Ian Robertson
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