CARTIS: a method for the typological-structural characterization of Italian ordinary buildings in urban areas

G Zuccaro, M Dolce, FL Perelli… - Frontiers in Built …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Large-scale risk assessments relevant to natural hazards are commonly based on very poor
exposure and vulnerability data, often drawn from census data. In fact, obtaining a detailed …

[HTML][HTML] National risk assessment of Italian school buildings: The MARS project experience

S Cattari, S Alfano, V Manfredi, B Borzi… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Strategic buildings, such as schools, play a crucial role in civil society. They are essential not
only for the well-being of communities but also for their significance during the emergency …

[HTML][HTML] Seismic retrofit of Italian pre-'70 case-study RC buildings by solving shear failures: code-compliant assessment and economic effort

MT De Risi, SA Scala, C Del Gaudio… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Existing reinforced concrete (RC) buildings designed for gravity loads only (GLD) are
widespread worldwide even in seismic prone areas, including Italy, showing a significant …

[HTML][HTML] Seismic retrofit cost model for Italian masonry residential buildings to support territorial-scale risk analysis

V Follador, M Donà, P Carpanese, E Saler… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Over the last 50 years, earthquakes forced the Italian Government to pay emergency,
recovery and reconstruction costs amounting to 180 billion euros, ie, about 3.6 billion euros …

[HTML][HTML] Residential seismic retrofitting: Contextualizing policy packages to local circumstances

E Segal, E Feitelson, S Goulden, E Razin… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Seismic retrofitting is the most effective way to reduce casualties from earthquakes. Yet,
seismic retrofitting of vulnerable residential structures faces many impediments. As no single …

Earthquake and structural engineering science for civil protection

M Dolce - Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 2023 - Springer
A close relationship between civil protection organizations and scientific community is
widely recognized today at international and European level as being of paramount …

Fragility curves derivation for masonry buildings damaged after 2009 L'Aquila earthquake accounting for the effect of construction age

SA Scala, C Del Gaudio, GM Verderame - International Journal of Disaster …, 2022 - Elsevier
The aim of this study is the analysis of seismic fragility of residential masonry buildings, with
particular emphasis to the evolution of seismic behaviour over the years. To this purpose, a …

Forecasting seismic risk within the context of the Sendai framework: An application to the Dominican Republic

A Calderon, V Silva - International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Sendai Framework proposes recording disaster losses from hazard events
between 2015 and 2030 to monitor the progress towards reduction targets to curtail risk …

A geophysics-informed pro-poor approach to earthquake risk management

H Agrawal, C Wang, G Cremen, J McCloskey - Natural Hazards, 2024 - Springer
Recent earthquake disasters have highlighted an urgent need for continuous advancements
in approaches to reducing seismic risk. Decision-making on such strategies should consider …

EQ-DIRECTION Procedure towards an Improved Urban Seismic Resilience: Application to the Pilot Case Study of Sanremo Municipality

S Cattari, D Ottonelli, S Mohammadi - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
This paper discusses the critical importance of effective mitigation policies to enhance
earthquake resilience in urban systems, especially in light of recent seismic events in Italy …