[HTML][HTML] Automated building characterization for seismic risk assessment using street-level imagery and deep learning

PA Pelizari, C Geiß, P Aguirre, H Santa María… - ISPRS Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Accurate seismic risk modeling requires knowledge of key structural characteristics of
buildings. However, to date, the collection of such data is highly expensive in terms of labor …

Global building exposure model for earthquake risk assessment

C Yepes-Estrada, A Calderon, C Costa… - Earthquake …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The global building exposure model is a mosaic of local and regional models with
information regarding the residential, commercial, and industrial building stock at the …

Effect of stiffness on the seismic performance of code-conforming reinforced concrete shear wall buildings

MA Cando, MA Hube, PF Parra, CA Arteta - Engineering Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
This study assesses the effect of the stiffness on the seismic performance of residential
shear wall buildings designed according to current Chilean regulations, including DS60 and …

Deep multitask learning with label interdependency distillation for multicriteria street-level image classification

PA Pelizari, C Geiß, S Groth, H Taubenböck - ISPRS Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Multitask learning (MTL) aims at beneficial joint solving of multiple prediction problems by
sharing information across different tasks. However, without adequate consideration of …

Epistemic uncertainty of probabilistic building exposure compositions in scenario-based earthquake loss models

JC Gómez Zapata, M Pittore, F Cotton… - Bulletin of Earthquake …, 2022 - Springer
In seismic risk assessment, the sources of uncertainty associated with building exposure
modelling have not received as much attention as other components related to hazard and …

Seismic performance of mid-rise thin concrete wall buildings lightly reinforced with deformed bars or welded wire mesh

O Arroyo, D Feliciano, J Carrillo, MA Hube - Engineering Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
The increasing demand of housing in urban areas in Latin America has driven the
construction of a significant number of buildings using reinforced concrete (RC) walls with …

Benefits of global earth observation missions for disaggregation of exposure data and earthquake loss modeling: evidence from Santiago de Chile

C Geiß, P Priesmeier, P Aravena Pelizari… - Natural Hazards, 2023 - Springer
Exposure is an essential component of risk models and describes elements that are
endangered by a hazard and susceptible to damage. The associated vulnerability …

Classifying buildings according to seismic vulnerability using Cluster-ANN techniques: application to the city of Murcia, Spain

JE Meyers-Angulo, S Martínez-Cuevas… - Bulletin of Earthquake …, 2023 - Springer
The seismic vulnerability of a city is a degree of its intrinsic susceptibility or predisposition to
sustain damage or losses stemming from seismic events. In terms of physical vulnerability …

Timber-framed building damage from tephra fall and lahar: 2015 Calbuco eruption, Chile

JL Hayes, R Calderón, NI Deligne, SF Jenkins… - Journal of Volcanology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Assessing the damage to buildings from volcanic eruptions is an important aspect of
volcanic risk assessment and management. However, there is a limited empirical evidence …

Observed and simulated urban-scale seismic damage of masonry buildings in aggregate on soft soil: the case of Visso hit by the 2016/2017 Central Italy earthquake

A Brunelli, F de Silva, S Cattari - International Journal of Disaster Risk …, 2022 - Elsevier
The paper focuses on the seismic response of masonry buildings in the historical centre of
Visso, severely hit by the 2016–2017 Central Italy earthquake. This represents an …