Regional seismic risk and resilience assessment: Methodological development, applicability, and future research needs–An earthquake engineering perspective

A Du, X Wang, Y Xie, Y Dong - Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 2023 - Elsevier
Given the devastating losses incurred by past major earthquake events together with the
ever-increasing global seismic exposures due to population growth and urbanization …

Mechanical performance and physico-chemical properties of limestone calcined clay cement (LC3) in Malawi

I Kafodya, D Basuroy, JM Marangu, G Kululanga… - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
Malawi is one of the least-developed countries in Sub-Saharan Africa with disaster-prone
housing infrastructure characterized by poor construction materials. Therefore, there is a …

[HTML][HTML] Utilizing advanced machine learning approaches to assess the seismic fragility of non-engineered masonry structures

E Harirchian, SEA Hosseini, V Novelli, T Lahmer… - Results in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Seismic fragility assessment provides a substantial tool for assessing the seismic resilience
of these buildings. However, using traditional numerical methods to derive fragility curves …

Seismic fragility models for typical non-engineered URM residential buildings in Malawi

N Giordano, R De Risi, E Voyagaki, P Kloukinas… - Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
Malawi is an earthquake-prone country that lies within the East African Rift. A large
proportion of its population lives in non-engineered single-storey constructions made of clay …

Scenario-based earthquake risk assessment for central-southern Malawi: The case of the Bilila-Mtakataka Fault

K Goda, V Novelli, R De Risi, P Kloukinas… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
A regional seismic risk analysis for central-southern Malawi is conducted by focusing on the
Bilila-Mtakataka Fault within the East African Rift System and by incorporating local …

Implications of building code enforcement and urban expansion on future earthquake loss in East Africa: case study—Blantyre, Malawi

N Giordano, R De Risi, J Macdonald, K Goda… - Natural Hazards, 2023 - Springer
Rapid and uncontrolled urbanisation in many parts of Africa is a significant driver of
earthquake risk. New constructions are usually built with no compliance with seismic codes …

[HTML][HTML] Framework to assess the seismic performance of non-engineered masonry infilled RC frame buildings accounting for material uncertainty

D Feliciano, O Arroyo, J Carrillo, AB Liel, PB Murray - Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Non-engineered construction accounts for more than half of the building stock in low and
middle-income countries. A significant portion of these buildings is constructed using …

The Luangwa Rift Active Fault Database and fault reactivation along the southwestern branch of the East African Rift

LNJ Wedmore, T Turner, J Biggs, JN Williams… - Solid Earth, 2022 - se.copernicus.org
Seismic hazard assessment in slow straining regions is challenging because earthquake
catalogues only record events from approximately the last 100 years, whereas earthquake …

A systematic review on different approaches used in the development of fragility curves for buildings

R Rajapaksha, CSA Siriwardana - 12th International Conference on …, 2023 - Springer
The intensity and the frequency of natural hazards have rapidly increased during past
decades due to climate change. Due to reasons such as urbanization, vulnerable …

Fault-based probabilistic seismic hazard analysis in regions with low strain rates and a thick seismogenic layer: a case study from Malawi

JN Williams, MJ Werner, K Goda… - Geophysical Journal …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Historical and instrumental earthquake catalogs in low strain rate regions are not
necessarily indicative of the long-term spatio-temporal distribution of seismicity. This implies …