Over recent years, seismic losses are increasing dramatically in terms of magnitude and
frequency, thereby causing severe impacts on societies and economies. The increment in …

Seismic fragility and vulnerability assessment is an essential step in the evaluation of
probabilistic seismic risk. Ideally, models developed and calibrated for the building portfolio …

A critical review and comparison of existing seismic vulnerability assessment techniques for
buildings are carried out to evaluate their suitability for use in seismic risk assessment. The …

Since 2015, the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation and its partners have been
supporting regional programs and bilateral collaborations to develop an open global …

The Handbook provides a comprehensive statement and reference point for hazard and
disaster research, policy making, and practice in an international and multi-disciplinary …

Since the publication of the successful first edition of Earthquake Protection there have been
110 lethal earthquakes, killing 130 000 people; there have also been significant …

Models capable of estimating losses in future earthquakes are of fundamental importance
for emergency planners and for the insurance and reinsurance industries. One of the main …

The assessment of the seismic risk at a national scale represents an important resource in
order to introduce measures that may reduce potential losses due to future earthquakes …

Earthquake loss estimation studies require predictions to be made of the proportion of a
building class falling within discrete damage bands from a specified earthquake demand …

Ground shaking is widely considered to be the primary cause of damage to structures, loss
of life and injuries due to earthquakes. Nonetheless, there are numerous examples of …