ABSTRACT
This chapter provides a definition for the sustainability performance-based design of urban infrastructures, and addresses the interrelation between the sustainability, resilience, and recoverability of structural systems. The holistic concept of sustainability depends on satisfying the needs of present and prospect generations, while creating a balance between society, environment, and economy direction. Severe earthquakes are one natural hazard that may strike structures at least once in their lifetime. In this case, the seismic resilience of infrastructure or structural systems is the capability of the structure system to withstand the effects of earthquakes and swiftly recover to its original functionality. The International Organization for Standardization developed different standards for the performance requirements of concrete structures. The effectiveness of confining fiber-reinforced polymers to concrete, generally, initiates after the yielding of the inner steel stirrups through a continuous increase in the resistance of the lateral expansion of the concrete due to its elastic behavior leading up to failure.
