In this paper, empirical fragility curves for reinforced concrete buildings are derived, based
on post-earthquake damage data collected in the aftermath of earthquakes occurred in Italy …

Concrete is the main ingredient in construction, but it inevitably fractures during its service
life, requiring a large amount of cement and aggregate for maintenance. Concrete healing …

Seismic risk management of building portfolios requires a reliable evaluation of earthquake-
induced losses. This is commonly performed using consequence models linking structure …

Existing reinforced concrete (RC) buildings designed for gravity loads only (GLD) are
widespread worldwide even in seismic prone areas, including Italy, showing a significant …

The recent earthquakes occurred in the last years in Italy registered a great number of
casualties and large economic losses. In this perspective, the effective seismic risk …

Recent seismic events worldwide have demonstrated the high vulnerability of existing
school buildings and the urgent need to have reliable tools for the rapid seismic …

With a view to providing general Storey Loss Functions (SLFs) for existing reinforced
concrete (RC) residential buildings in Italy, this paper layouts the procedure and the …

Performance-based earthquake engineering (PBEE) has become an important framework
for quantifying seismic losses. However, due to its computationally expensive …

The main vulnerability models available in the literature aim to develop damage fragility
curves to estimate the damage level suffered by a building after a seismic event. However …

The definition of relationships between damage and losses is a crucial aspect for the
prediction of seismic effects and the development of reliable models to define risk maps, loss …