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The Centre for Critical Infrastructure Research

The CCIR is an inter-disciplinary research centre that seeks to address key issues on how society manages its infrastructure assets. 

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Why Critical Infrastructures ?
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Why Critical Infrastructures ?

Our futures at stake.

The CCIR emerged to respond to the significant need to protect our critical infrastructure in the face of increasing hazards and threats posed by multiple sources, which are at the core of maintaining our societies functional. 

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    Events

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    Check out the TRA 2024 to be held in Dublin in 2024, lead by UCD CCIR researchers, Dr. McNally, Dr. Martinez-Pastor and Dr. Carrol. TRA 2024
    Check out the TRA 2024 to be held in Dublin in 2024, lead by UCD CCIR researchers, Dr. McNally, Dr. Martinez-Pastor and Dr. Carrol.
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    Check out the Civil Engineering Research Showcase to be held on the 7th of December in School of Civil engineering UCD. Civil Eng. Research Showcase
    Check out the Civil Engineering Research Showcase to be held on the 7th of December in School of Civil engineering UCD.
    Click here to check more on CCIR news and the latest events. More on Events and News
    Click here to check more on CCIR news and the latest events.

    Why Critical Infrastructure Matters - The Facts

    Disasters
    According to the United Nations (2014), disasters affected 4.4 billion people between 1994 and 2013, claiming 1.3 million lives and generating more than US$2 trillion in economic losses.
    In the EU
    In the EU, from 1980 to 2020, natural hazards affected nearly 50 million people and costed for Member States an average of €12 billion per year. Future predictions in this regard for critical infrastructure are concerning.
    Critical Infrastructure
    Annual damage to Europe’s critical infrastructure could 10-fold by the end of the century in business-as-usual scenarios due to climate alone, from the current €3.4 billion to €34 billion
    Support
    For reference of critical infrastructure importance, power outages alone cost US households more than 150 billion dollars per year, and in average approximately 500k people are affected by outages daily in the US.
    Connections
    Transport infrastructure binds society together. If we take Australia, only in bridges, it has ~53,000 with an estimated replacement value of ~$200 billion. Most is facing significant age/future uncertainty challenges.

    The CCIR Competencies

    • Digital (Twins) Models for Critical Infrastructure 

    • Real-time monitoring of Critical Infrastructure

    • Informed and/or automated decision-making schemes

    • Metrics for resilience and risk assessment

    • Adaptation analysis for Critical Infrastructure

    • Prediction models and data analytics for resilience

    • Circular Economy

    • Nature-based solutions

    • Evidence-based Policy

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    Check out other UCD CCIR Associated Research Groups and Centres: 

    Centre for Mechanics
    UCD Centre for Mechanics
    SDA Lab
    Structural Dynamics & Assessment Laboratory
    TREAH
    Transport Research Hub
    CWRR
    Centre for Water Resources Research
    MMCRG
    Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) Research Group 
    SGEL
    Sustainable Ground Engineering Lab

    Contact UCD Centre for Critical Infrastructure Research

    Newstead Building, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
    T: +353 1 716 3201 |