n th flds f ngnrng nd cnstrctn, rslnc s th blty t bsrb r vd dmg wtht sffrng cmplt flr nd s n bjctv f dsgn, mntnnc nd rstrtn fr bldngs nd nfrstrctr, s wll s cmmnts. mr cmprhnsv dfntn s tht t s th blty t rspnd, bsrb, nd dpt t, s wll s rcvr n dsrptv vnt. rslnt strctr/systm/cmmnty s xpctd t b bl t rsst t n xtrm vnt wth mnml dmgs nd fnctnlty dsrptns drng th vnt; ftr th vnt, t shld b bl t rpdly rcvry ts fnctnlty smlr t r vn bttr thn th pr-vnt lvl.
Th cncpt f rslnc rgntd frm ngnrng nd thn grdlly ppld t thr flds. t s rltd t tht f vlnrblty. Bth trms r spcfc t th vnt prtrbtn, mnng tht systm/nfrstrctr/cmmnty my b mr vlnrbl r lss rslnt t n vnt thn nthr n. Hwvr, thy r nt th sm. n bvs dffrnc s tht vlnrblty fcss n th vltn f systm sscptblty n th pr-vnt phs; rslnc mphszs th dynmc ftrs n th pr-vnt, drng-vnt, nd pst-vnt phss.
Rslnc s mlt-fct prprty, cvrng fr dmnsns: tchncl, rgnztn, scl nd cnmc. Thrfr, sng n mtrc my nt b rprsnttv t dscrb nd qntfy rslnc. n ngnrng, rslnc s chrctrzd by fr Rs: rbstnss, rdndncy, rsrcflnss, nd rpdty. Crrnt rsrch stds hv dvlpd vrs wys t qntfy rslnc frm mltpl spcts, sch s fnctnlty- nd sccnmc- rltd spcts.
Th blt nvrnmnt nd rslnc t xstng nd mrgng thrts sch s svr wnd strms r rthqks nd crtng rbstnss nd rdndncy n bldng dsgn. Nw mplctns f chngng cndtns n th ffcncy f dffrnt pprchs t dsgn nd plnnng cn b ddrssd n th fllwng trm.
ngnrng rslnc hs nsprd thr flds nd nflncd th wy hw thy ntrprt rslnc, .g. spply chn rslnc.