Developments in the field of earthquake engineering over the past few decades have
contributed to the development of new methods for evaluating the risk levels in buildings …

The proposed study aims at analysing a sub-urban sector in the historic centre of Qualiano,
located in the province of Naples (Italy), in order to assess the seismic vulnerability of the …

The increase in the number and severity of various disasters has put communities in danger.
Hospitals and other health care facilities play an important role in managing patients and …

This article is aimed at earthquake hazard, vulnerability and risk assessment as a case study
to demonstrate the applicability of Spatial Multi-Criteria Analysis and Ranking Tool …

Risk assessment and management is an important step towards resilient and sustainable
cities. Among many other perils, both natural and manmade, seismic risk is a major threat for …

This study investigates methods for modeling the distribution of post-earthquake damage
among categorical damage states. Specifically, it is demonstrated that the beta distribution is …

This paper proposes a modification of the empirical method for seismic vulnerability
assessment of reinforced concrete buildings in urban areas. In the RISK-UE LM1 framework …

Tehran, one of the important cities of Iran, is in great risk against earthquakes because
several active faults are located into or around it. The significance of this metropolis from the …

Estimating of buildings vulnerability is based on a well-organized and detailed database of
buildings and their characteristics. Creation of the buildings database of the city Osijek is in …

Uma das principais missões de um engenheiro civil é a garantia da segurança e protecção
de pessoas e bens. Ora, é do conhecimento geral que Portugal Continental possui um …