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Impact of Seismic Risk on Lifetime Property Values [PDF]

, 2002
This report presents a methodology for establishing the uncertain net asset value, NAV, of a real-estate investment opportunity considering both market risk and seismic risk for the property.
Au, S. K., Beck, James L., Ishida, H., Masuda, M., Miyamura, M., Mizukoshi, K., Moroi, T., Porter, Keith A., Shaikhutdinov, R. V., Tsukada, Y.   +9 more
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Isolation, Insularity and Resilience: A Review of the Geophysical, Socioeconomic, and Environmental Vulnerabilities of Gran Canaria and Lesvos Islands for Policy Interventions to Global Change

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The dynamic nature of small islands being geographically isolated and their perceived connectedness with global networks complicates research attempts to draw general conclusions on whether insularity leads to marginalization or strengthens their resilience for sustainable development.
Toheeb Lekan Jolaosho, Mazen Marouani, Takwa Boughanmi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vulnerability assessment of urban building stock: a hierarchic approach [PDF]

, 2012
In the last decades the evaluation of the seismic risk are of rising concern, considered essential in the activity and definition of strategy planning and urban management.
Costa, A., Ferreira, T., Mendes da Silva, J. A. R., Varum, H., Vicente, R.   +4 more
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The Pier Luigi Nervi's concrete structure of Palazzetto dello Sport: Modeling and dynamic characterization

Structural Concrete, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper presents a numerical and experimental study aimed at the modeling and dynamic characterization of the reinforced concrete structure of the Palazzetto dello Sport in Rome, designed and by Pier Luigi Nervi with Annibale Vitellozzi, and built by Nervi & Bartoli contractors in 1956‐57.
Jacopo Ciambella, Gianluca Ranzi, Francesco Romeo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Survey of Bridge Practitioners to Relate Damage to Closure [PDF]

, 2004
The Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research (PEER) Center's second-generation performance-based earthquake engineering (PBEE) methodology is intended in part to model highway bridge performance in terms of collapse, closure, repair duration, speed or ...
Porter, Keith A.
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On the preservation of reinforced concrete architectural masterpieces: The challenges of the REcube project

Structural Concrete, EarlyView.
Abstract The preservation of reinforced concrete masterpieces from the 20th century poses a complex challenge. These structures often combine architectural, historical, and technological value, which standard engineering codes and conservation practices are not fully equipped to address. The Erasmus+ REcube project responded to this gap by promoting an
Elisabetta Margiotta Nervi, Giulio Zani, Marco di Prisco   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Computational intelligence model for predicting the compressive strength of FRP‐confined concrete column

Structural Concrete, EarlyView.
Abstract Fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) wrapping technology is commonly used to enhance the compressive strength (CS) of reinforced concrete (RC) members. Accurate prediction of the compressive strength of FRP‐confined concrete columns is crucial for optimizing structural design and helps reduce the time and costs associated with physical testing ...
XuanRui Yu, Nima Khodadadi, Anxiang Song, Tianyu Hu, Yang Yu, Antonio Nanni   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The use of continuum models for analyzing adobe structures [PDF]

, 2012
As it is known, the adobe structures have a high seismic vulnerability principally due to the low material strength and sometimes due to the inadequate structural configuration.
Blondet, M., Camata, G., Spacone, E., Tarque, N., Varum, H.   +4 more
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Bond‐slip modeling for reinforced concrete beam‐column joints with plain reinforcement bars: Insights from numerical validation

Structural Concrete, EarlyView.
Abstract The previous seismic events indicated the vulnerability of old reinforced concrete (RC) structures against earthquakes due to the absence of seismic detailing and capacity design specifications in such buildings. In this context, beam‐column joints (BCJ) of the existing RC structures built before the 1970s have exhibited poor structural ...
Peyman Sabbahfar, José Melo, Humberto Varum, Hugo Rodrigues   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of analytical methodologies to derive vulnerability functions [PDF]

, 2012
The recognition of fragility functions as a fundamental tool in seismic risk assessment has led to the development of more and more complex and elaborate procedures for their computation.
Crowley, H., Pinho, R., Silva, V., Sousa, R., Varum, H.   +4 more
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