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Energy harvesting from earthquake for vibration-powered wireless sensors [PDF]

, 2017
Wireless sensor networks can facilitate the acquisition of useful data for the assessment and retrofitting of existing structures and infrastructures.
Marano, G. C., Maruccio, C., Quaranta, Giuseppe, Trentadue, F.   +3 more
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Seismic retrofitting of Māori wharenui in Aotearoa New Zealand. [PDF]

Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci, 2019
Crum A, Brown D, Fa'aui T, Vallis N, Ingham JM.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Frequency and damping evolution during experimental seismic response of civil engineering structures [PDF]

, 2000
The results of the seismic tests on several reinforced-concrete shear walls and a four-storey frame are analysed in this paper. Each specimen was submitted to the action of a horizontal accelerogram, with successive growing amplitudes, using the ...
Gonzalez, M. P., Molina, F. J., Pegon, P., Pinto, A. V., Varum, H.   +4 more
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Earthquake fatalities: the interaction of nature and political economy [PDF]

In our theoretical model, we show that as per capita income decreases and the level of inequality increases, different segments of society are less likely to agree on the distribution of the burden of the necessary collective action, causing the ...
Charles A. Register, Monica Escaleras, Nejat Anbarci   +2 more
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Optimal seismic retrofitting techniques for URM school buildings located in the southwestern Iberian peninsula. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2019
Segovia-Verjel ML, Requena-García-Cruz MV, de-Justo-Moscardó E, Morales-Esteban A.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Performance of textile reinforced mortar as strengthening solution of masonry infill walls to seismic action [PDF]

, 2016
A elevada vulnerabilidade sísmica das paredes de enchimento em alvenaria tem conduzido à necessidade de reforço deste tipo de paredes, utilizando técnicas convencionais ou usando materiais inovadores.
Akhoundi, Farhad, Cunha, Fernando, Fangueiro, Raúl, Lourenço, Paulo B., Silva, Luís, Vasconcelos, Graça   +5 more
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Seismic evaluation of old masonry buildings: performance and strengthening [PDF]

, 2006
The concern and need to assess seismic vulnerability, particularly of the traditional masonry buildings under seismic actions is a key issue, that should be a priority in the mitigation of the seismic risk, definition of strengthening requirements ...
Rodrigues, H., Silva, J. A. R. Mendes da, Varum, H., Vicente, R.   +3 more
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Strengthening hospital resilience to earthquakes: a public health review of seismic risk reduction programs in the Middle East. [PDF]

Int J Emerg Med
Almukhlifi Y, Alsulami M, Alharbi A, Howsawi T, Hussain A, Alfageeh R, Alzahrani A, Alshareef E, Salah A, Radey R, Sultan M.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Limiting the health impact of earthquakes: a call to action. [PDF]

J Glob Health
Popescu C, Kayano R, Nabeth P.
europepmc   +1 more source

Polyethylene Storage Tanks Strengthened Externally with Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Laminates. [PDF]

Polymers (Basel)
Hachem G, Raphael W, Faddoul R.
europepmc   +1 more source