Seismic risk of urban areas around the world is a major concern to stakeholders due to the
potential losses of lives and extensive damage to infrastructure that can occur following an …

Seismic risk assessment and loss estimation are of major importance for decision-making
with respect to the reduction of earthquake-induced losses in large urban areas. However …

This paper presents a study on the techno-economic efficiency of seismic strengthening
techniques for old residential buildings, with application to construction typologies in Lisbon …

The main objective of this work is to assess the vulnerability and seismic risk of typical
existing modernist unreinforced masonry (URM) modernist buildings and aggregates …

Ancient masonry towers constitute a relevant part of the cultural heritage of humanity. Their
earthquake protection is a topic of great concern among researchers due to the strong …

Seismic fragility functions are essential for performance-based seismic design of structures.
Global demand parameters, such as peak roof displacement or maximum drift over the …

Purpose The current study evaluates the seismic vulnerability of the Indian code, confirming
RC frame buildings located in the most severe seismic Zone V of India using fragility …

Material properties play a crucial role in governing the seismic response of reinforced-
concrete buildings. Investigating the effects of material properties uncertainty using …

The state of the art is presented in the field of structural vulnerability assessment under
earthquake, landslide, tsunami and wind hazards. We seek common avenues of research …

Very few earthquake risk studies exist for cities on the Indian subcontinent. The few studies
that do exist typically focus on intensity as the parameter to describe the expected ground …