This paper aims at providing a comprehensive review on disaster risk mitigation of urban cultural heritage assets located in historical centres, by providing a holistic framework on the …
L Martins, V Silva - Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 2021 - Springer
Seismic fragility and vulnerability assessment is an essential step in the evaluation of probabilistic seismic risk. Ideally, models developed and calibrated for the building portfolio …
V Silva, D Amo-Oduro, A Calderon… - Earthquake …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Since 2015, the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation and its partners have been supporting regional programs and bilateral collaborations to develop an open global …
A Rosti, M Rota, A Penna - Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 2021 - Springer
This paper illustrates the derivation of an empirical fragility model for residential unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings, calibrated on Italian post-earthquake damage data …
One of the main challenges in earthquake risk mitigation is the assessment of existing buildings not designed according to modern codes and the development of effective …
The megacity of Tehran, the capital of Iran, is subjected to a high earthquake risk. Located at the central part of the Alpine–Himalayan seismic belt, Tehran is surrounded by several …
The seismic vulnerability assessment of critical facilities, such as hospital and school buildings, is of paramount importance to avoid the collapse in ordinary conditions and to …
Regional seismic damage simulation of buildings provides decision-makers with important information for earthquake disaster prevention and mitigation. Utilizing nonlinear time history …
Performing the most up-to-date and accurate vulnerability assessment is key to an effective earthquake disaster management. In cities like Istanbul (Turkey) with a high rate of urban …