Lab Testing Models to Protect Critical Infrastructure
Sandia National Laboratories is expecting the unexpected to help the U.S. prepare for severe weather and figure out the best ways to lessen the havoc hurricanes and other disasters leave on critical infrastructure such as power grids, bridges and roads, according to a press release from Sandia.
“I think our work in critical infrastructure protection is a really great thing to be working on,” said Marianne Walck, director of Geoscience Climate and Consequence Effects, the press release states. She said Sandia can give policymakers the understanding and information they need to make decisions that lead to systems that are better able to absorb impacts and recover quickly, so-called resilient infrastructure.