| Description |
1 online resource (352 pages) |
| Series |
ISTE |
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ISTE
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| Contents |
Cover page; Contents; Title page; Copyright page; Introduction; Chapter 1: Seismic Vulnerability of Existing Buildings: Observational and Mechanical Approaches for Application in Urban Areas; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Damage levels and building types classification; 1.3. The macroseismic approach; 1.4. The mechanical approach; 1.5. Implementation of models for scenario analysis at territorial scale; 1.6. Final remarks; 1.7. Bibliography; Chapter 2: Mechanical Methods: Fragility Curves and Pushover Analysis; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Pushover analysis; 2.3. The fragility curves; 2.4. Conclusions |
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2.5. BibliographyChapter 3: Seismic Vulnerability and Loss Assessment for Buildings in Greece; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Vulnerability assessment of RC buildings; 3.3. Vulnerability assessment of URM buildings; 3.4. Region-specific fragility curves; 3.5. Development of earthquake scenarios; 3.6. Concluding remarks; 3.7. Acknowledgments; 3.8. Bibliography; Chapter 4: Experimental Method: Contribution of Ambient Vibration Recordings to the Vulnerability Assessment; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Recordings and analysis of vibrations in structures |
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4.3. Observation of vibration of buildings and seismic design4.4. Modeling existing structures with the help of experimental data; 4.5. Application to the study of vulnerability at a large scale; 4.6. Limitations and outlook; 4.7. Conclusions; 4.8. Acknowledgments; 4.9. Bibliography; Chapter 5: Numerical Model: Simplified Strategies for Vulnerability Seismic Assessment of Existing Structures; 5.1. Introduction; 5.2. Case study; 5.3. Conclusions; 5.4. Caution; 5.5. Acknowledgments; 5.6. Bibliography; Chapter 6: Approach Based on the Risk Used in Switzerland; 6.1. Introduction |
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6.2. Earthquake in the Swiss SIA construction codes6.3. Examples: masonry buildings; 6.4. Bibliography; Chapter 7: Preliminary Evaluation of the Seismic Vulnerability of Existing Bridges; 7.1. Introduction; 7.2. Experimental feedback from past earthquakes; 7.3. The SISMOA method for the preliminary evaluation of the seismic vulnerability of bridges adapted to the French context; 7.4. Conclusions; 7.5. Bibliography; 7.6. List of acronyms; List of Authors; Index |
| Summary |
It is clear that the majority of urban centers is composed of old buildings, designed according to the concepts and rules inadequate to seismic context. How to assess the vulnerability of existing buildings is an essential step to improve the management of seismic risk and its prevention policy. After some key reminders, this book describes seismic vulnerability methods applied to a large number of structures (buildings and bridges) in moderate (France, Switzerland) and strong seismic prone regions (Italy, Greece) |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Earthquake engineering.
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Earthquake engineering
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781118604007 |
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1118604008 |
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