The development of Gaussian process regression for effective regional post‐earthquake building damage inference

M Sheibani, G Ou - Computer‐Aided Civil and Infrastructure …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Post‐earthquake reconnaissance survey of structural damage is an effective way of
documenting and understanding the impact of earthquakes on structures. This article aims at …

Influence of ground motion duration on the seismic performance of earth slopes based on numerical analysis

W Wang, DQ Li, Y Liu, W Du - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Assessing the dynamic stability of earth slopes is an important topic in geotechnical
engineering field. In this study, the duration effect on the seismic performance of a multi …

[HTML][HTML] Analytical fragility curves for masonry school building portfolios in Nepal

N Giordano, F De Luca, A Sextos - Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 2021 - Springer
Schools represent a reference point for communities in any part of the world. Therefore, their
safety and resilience against natural catastrophes is of paramount importance. The recent …

A method for rockfall risk quantification and optimal arrangement of protection structures along a road

H Kanno, S Moriguchi, Y Tsuda, I Yoshida… - Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study is to introduce a novel framework that aids in the installation of
rockfall protection structures for the risk reduction of rockfall-related damage. In this study …

Managing Postdisaster Reconstruction after the 2015 Gorkha, Nepal Earthquake and Lessons Learned

P Acharya, K Sharma, GR Pokharel… - Natural Hazards …, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
The 2015 Gorkha earthquake was one of the most devastating earthquakes in Nepal in this
century. Postdisaster reconstruction is a complex and highly challenging process, especially …

Challenges for reconstruction after Mw7.8 Gorkha earthquake: a study on a devastated area of Nepal

K Sharma, A Kc, M Subedi… - … , Natural Hazards and Risk, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract The Gorkha earthquake on April 25, 2015 had significantly affected the livelihood of
people and the overall economy in Nepal. The earthquake had caused damage to about …

[HTML][HTML] Empirical seismic fragility models for Nepalese school buildings

N Giordano, F De Luca, A Sextos, F Ramirez Cortes… - Natural hazards, 2021 - Springer
Empirical vulnerability models are fundamental tools to assess the impact of future
earthquakes on urban settlements and communities. Generally, they consist of sets of …

Two comparable earthquakes produced greatly different coseismic landslides: The 2015 Gorkha, Nepal and 2008 Wenchuan, China events

C Xu, X Xu, Y Tian, L Shen, Q Yao, X Huang, J Ma… - Journal of Earth …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract The 2015 Gorkha Earthquake in Nepal and the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake in
China occurred at the south and southeast margins of the Tibetan Plateau, respectively …

Modeling of landslide topography based on micro-unmanned aerial vehicle photography and structure-from-motion

M Yu, Y Huang, J Zhou, L Mao - Environmental earth sciences, 2017 - Springer
Landslides are an important type of natural disaster that can cause catastrophic destruction
of infrastructure and result in human casualties. An accurate digital surface model (DSM) is …

Geotechnical reconnaissance of an extensive cover-collapse sinkhole phenomena of 2020–2021 Petrinja earthquake sequence (Central Croatia)

I Tomac, B Kovačević Zelić, D Perić… - Earthquake …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
This article presents geotechnical reconnaissance data that characterize the formation of
122 new and 49 historical cover-collapse sinkholes within 1.13 km2 area in 12 months …