Abstract The town of Tlajomulco, Mexico is under high seismic hazard by its proximity to very
active seismic zones. The seismic risk is increased by the presence of vulnerable auto …

Seismic risk is determined by the sum of multiple components produced by a certain seismic
intensity, being represented by the seismic hazard, the structural vulnerability and the …

The seismic vulnerability assessment of large sets of constructions is meaningful for
anticipating post-earthquake scenarios in the context of loss prevention and resilience …

A comprehensive understanding of the elements at risk, through the identification of the
main hazards, level of exposure and different dimensions of the vulnerability of the …

Medellín is the second largest city of Colombia with more than 2 million inhabitants
according to the latest census and with more than 240,000 public and private buildings. It is …

This paper presents the development of an exposure model for the residential building stock
in Antioquia (the second most populated Department of Colombia), the development of …

This paper deals with the seismic vulnerability assessment of dwellings in the historic centre
of Cusco (Peru), one of the most important UNESCO sites in the world. This activity is framed …

Mexico is located among five tectonic plates. Therefore, it is frequently disturbed by the
action of several moderate and strong earthquakes, affecting both the population and its …

The possibility of characterising an existing building based on a limited set of attributes
would permit building a semantical, graphical or even conceptual model that could serve as …

This study presents a seismic risk assessment and a set of earthquake scenarios for the
residential building stock of the three largest metropolitan centers of Colombia: Bogotá …