@article{RetiefDiamantidisBarnardoViljoenetal., author = {Retief, Johan Verster and Diamantidis, Dimitris and Barnardo-Viljoen, Celeste and van der Klashorst, Etienne}, title = {Extreme actions and climate change: experience gained in South Africa and Germany}, series = {Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems}, volume = {31}, journal = {Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems}, number = {2}, publisher = {Taylor \& Francis}, address = {Abingdon}, issn = {1029-0249}, doi = {10.1080/10286608.2014.912640}, pages = {179 -- 188}, abstract = {The results of a survey of climate change developments in South Africa and Germany from the perspective of its relevance to extreme actions on infrastructure are presented in this paper. It is concluded that the importance of climate change is broad and varied. However incorporation into practice is mostly nominal. Although general trends of climate change are confirmed, proper information on changes in extreme conditions is limited. Coastal engineering seems to be the field which is most active in providing for climate change. It is concluded that risk-based methodologies developed to treat the variability and uncertainties of extreme actions and consequences in present practice provide a sound basis for treating the effects of climate change in a rational and optimal manner. It is also clear that there is strong motivation for extensive research as the best action to be taken presently, anticipating appropriate adjustment of re-optimised design methodologies.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{BarnardoViljoenvanderKlashorstRetiefetal., author = {Barnardo-Viljoen, Celeste and van der Klashorst, Etienne and Retief, Johan Verster and Diamantidis, Dimitris}, title = {Extreme actions and climate change: Experience gained in South Africa and Germany}, series = {Robust engineering solutions with environmental loading. The 11th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR 2013), New York, USA}, booktitle = {Robust engineering solutions with environmental loading. The 11th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR 2013), New York, USA}, publisher = {Inderscience Enterprises Ltd}, abstract = {Since resistance against extreme environmental actions explicitly forms part of the basis of structural design, the implications of climate change emphatically needs to be considered. This paper presents the results of a survey of climate change developments in South Africa and Germany from the perspective of its rele-vance to extreme actions on infrastructure. It is concluded that the importance of climate change is broad and varied. However incorporation into practice is mostly nominal. Although general trends of climate change are confirmed, proper information on changes in extreme conditions is limited. Coastal engineering seems to be the field which is most active in providing for climate change. It is concluded that risk based methodologies developed to treat the variability and uncertainties of extreme actions and consequences in present practice provide a sound basis for treating the effects of climate change in a rational and optimal manner. It is also clear that there is strong motivation for extensive research as the best action to be taken presently, anticipating appropriate adjustment of reoptimized design methodologies.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{RetiefDiamantidisBarnardoViljoenetal., author = {Retief, Johan Verster and Diamantidis, Dimitris and Barnardo-Viljoen, Celeste and van der Klashorst, Etienne}, title = {Application of Risk Based Infrastructure Design Concepts to provision for climate change}, series = {American Meteorological Society (AMS), 94th AMS annual meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, USA}, booktitle = {American Meteorological Society (AMS), 94th AMS annual meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, USA}, publisher = {American Meteorological Society}, language = {en} } @incollection{RetiefBarnardoViljoenvanderKlashorstetal., author = {Retief, Johan Verster and Barnardo-Viljoen, Celeste and van der Klashorst, Etienne and Diamantidis, Dimitris}, title = {Extreme actions and climate change}, series = {Safety, Reliability, Risk and Life-Cycle Performance of Structures and Infrastructures : proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, New York, USA, 16-20 June 2013}, booktitle = {Safety, Reliability, Risk and Life-Cycle Performance of Structures and Infrastructures : proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, New York, USA, 16-20 June 2013}, editor = {Deodatis, George and Ellingwood, Bruce and Frangopol, Dan M.}, publisher = {CRC Press}, address = {London}, isbn = {9780429227950}, pages = {1543 -- 1550}, language = {en} }