This paper presents the fragility analysis of a typical nave macro-element of the Metropolitan
Cathedral of Santiago, Chile. The analysis is carried out by using the rigid body spring …

An assessment of damage and seismic fragility of historical unreinforced masonry churches
located in Chile's central valley was carried out employing the results of a field survey of 106 …

This article presents a methodology to assess the seismic vulnerability of essential buildings
through analytical fragility curves, applied to the administrative building of the Universidad …

The article presents a preliminary assessment of seismic damage shown by 60 Mexican
churches after the two earthquakes arisen in September 2017. The first earthquake occurred …

The restoration process for historical heritage is complex and consists of several steps. In
the professional field, the evaluation of the structural vulnerability of a historical monument …

Strong seismic events frequently strike Chile. The last three significant events that caused
considerable damage and losses are the 2010 (M w 8.8, Maule), 2014 (M w 8.2, Iquique) …

In the central region of Chile, the unreinforced masonry (URM) churches underwent
extensive structural damage during the 2010 Maule earthquake (Mw 8.8), highlighting the …

In September 2017, two large-scale earthquakes occurred in Central and South Eastern
Mexico, causing serious damages in buildings, homes, schools, old buildings and other kind …

Chile is a country affected by large scale seismic events, among which are those that
occurred in the years 1960 (Valdivia, Mw= 9.5, the biggest magnitude in history), 2010 …

ABSTRACT The 2010 Maule Chile earthquake (Mw 8.8) caused extensive structural
damage to the built heritage. In particular, the poor seismic performance of a set of …