Reasoning and Post-Disaster Damage Assessment for the Petrochemical Pipeline Explosion using UAV Techniques

In this paper, a case of petro-chemical pipeline explosion was selected as the show case. The causes and the impacts of the case are described. These can be good lessons for managing this type of man-made hazards. In addition, the detail on data acquisition for high resolution aerial orthophotos obtained by the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) techniques after the disaster event enables engineers to assess the current site condition and to perform safety evaluation.