Barcelona is in an area of low-to medium-seismicity and its earthquake vulnerability and risk
has been assessed in different studies over the last 20 years. Most of these works have …

This article presents a management tool for the large-scale assessment and mitigation of the
seismic risk of urban systems. The research introduces a new perspective for a scientifically …

This paper examines the seismic performance of a Hospital Building damaged during the
Ranau earthquake in Malaysia of intensity level (VIII), through an improved empirical …

The seismic vulnerability of building structures with setback irregularity should always be
analyzed considering the effect of the site on the structure's response. By considering the …

Over the years, masonry structures have shown evidence of good behavior under vertical
static loads; however, its characteristics make the use of this heterogeneous material …

Seismic risk management of the built environment is integrated by two main stages, the
assessment and the remedial measures to attain its reduction, representing both stages a …

Assessment of seismic fragility of reinforced concrete (RC) buildings requires appropriate
consideration of uncertainty in aleatory and epistemic sources. Aleatory uncertainty is …

Most of buildings and structures are usually projected according to two main axes. However,
the geographical position of these buildings varies randomly. Such random distributions of …

Seismic damage assessment is an extraordinary opportunity to evaluate the reliability of
vulnerability and risk methodologies applied to historic masonry buildings, giving the …

El análisis dinámico incremental es una poderosa herramienta para evaluar la
vulnerabilidad y el riesgo sísmico de edificios. Permite calcular el daño global de …