In this paper, a modified empirical large-territorial-scale procedure to assess the seismic
vulnerability of aggregate buildings in urban areas located within a highly seismic context is …

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 …

This paper proposes the use of multiple nonlinear static analyses for the seismic
assessment of irregular masonry buildings without box behavior. The methodology consists …

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 …

Por su naturaleza constructiva y material, las iglesias históricas de mampostería y
albañilería simple son altamente vulnerables a la acción sísmica. En Chile, parte de las …

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 …

The seismic assessment of heritage structures with complex architecture, such as masonry
churches, remains a challenging task. In most cases, an accurate and reliable assessment …

Cutting-edge methods in the computational analysis of structures have been developed over
the last decades. Such modern tools are helpful to assess the safety of existing buildings …

The present thesis focuses on the seismic fragility assessment of unreinforced masonry
(URM) churches in central Chile. The intrinsic value of this built heritage is due to its original …

Abstract Heritage buildings in Latin American countries have a high architectural value. The
study of these constructions under extreme loads, particularly earthquakes, requires …