Vulnerability and economic loss evaluation model of a typical group structure considering empirical field inspection data

SQ Li, YS Chen - International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 2023 - Elsevier
Evaluating the earthquake economic loss of building clusters is an essential index to
measure regional seismic risk and resilience. This study developed a rapid financial loss …

Assessment of the seismic failure of reinforced concrete structures considering the directional effects of ground motions

SQ Li, K Du, YS Chen, PF Qin, G Milani… - Soil Dynamics and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Seismic intensity measures at different levels significantly impact the seismic damage of
building clusters. Reinforced concrete (RC) structures are a type of building widely used in …

Vulnerability assessment of historical building aggregates in Zagreb: implementation of a macroseismic approach

A Moretić, N Chieffo, M Stepinac… - Bulletin of earthquake …, 2023 - Springer
The European building stock consists of a large number of unreinforced masonry structures.
Masonry structures proved themselves to be fragile if subjected to horizontal loads …

Framework for a City's performance assessment in the case of an earthquake

D Koren, K Rus - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
A comprehensive assessment of a city's vulnerability and resilience is a prerequisite for an
effective response to a natural disaster, such as an earthquake. However, an appropriate …

[HTML][HTML] A fast nonlinear dynamic analysis automated approach to produce fragility curves for 3D RC frames

GB Nica, F Pavel, G Hojda - Engineering Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
This study describes an automated procedure to assess seismic fragility of 3D reinforced
concrete frame structures. A number of 9600 3D nonlinear dynamic analyses are performed …

The comparison of code-based and Empirical Seismic Fragility Curves of Steel and RC buildings

M Biglari, B Hosseini Hashemi, A Formisano - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
Seismic codes were developed to reduce the structural vulnerability and risk associated with
earthquakes in earthquake-prone regions of the world. The effectiveness of the code in …

Seismic performance of buildings during the magnitude 7.3 Kermanshah, Iran earthquake

SSH Varzandeh, M Mahsuli, H Kashani… - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this paper, the findings and data of a large-scale reconnaissance mission following the
November 12, 2017, M7. 3 Kermanshah earthquake near the Iran-Iraq border are presented …

A Seismic Fragility Assessment Method for Urban Function Spatial Units: A Case Study of Xuzhou City

Z Fei, X Guo, JO Odongo, D Ma, Y Ren, J Wu, W Wang… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cities that experience earthquake disasters face a lot of uncertainties and unsustainability
resulting from the fragility of their infrastructure, which should be considered in engineering …

[HTML][HTML] Rapid Urban-Scale Building Collapse Assessment Based on Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis and Earthquake Observations

M Biglari, H Kawase, I Ashayeri - Buildings, 2024 - mdpi.com
Rapid damage assessment after an earthquake is crucial for allocating and prioritizing
emergency actions. Building damage due to an earthquake depends on the seismic hazard …

Earthquake fatality prediction based on hybrid feature importance assessment: a case study in Yunnan Province, China

M Luo, S Peng, Y Cao, J Liu, B Huang - Natural Hazards, 2023 - Springer
Reliable earthquake fatality prediction is an important reference for post-earthquake
emergency response efforts. Seismic data are the basis for constructing earthquake casualty …