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An Improved Seismic Vulnerability Assessment Approach for Historical Urban Centres: The Case Study of Campi Alto di Norcia, Italy

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2021
Seismic damage assessment is an extraordinary opportunity to evaluate the reliability of vulnerability and risk methodologies applied to historic masonry buildings, giving the possibility of enhancing and optimising mitigation and retrofit strategies ...
Federico Romis   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Seismic vulnerability assessment of the old city centre of Seixal, Portugal [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The seismic vulnerability assessment of old traditional masonry building stocks, in a seismic risk mitigation perspective, is truly essential not only for buildings with recognized historical and patrimonial value, but also, in relation to regular ...
Costa, A.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Extending displacement-based earthquake loss assessment (DBELA) for the computation of fragility curves [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This paper presents a new procedure to derive fragility functions for populations of buildings that relies on the displacement-based earthquake loss assessment (DBELA) methodology.
Akkar   +31 more
core   +2 more sources

Ensemble‐based soil liquefaction assessment: Leveraging CPT data for enhanced predictions

open access: yesCivil Engineering Design, Volume 7, Issue 1, Page 23-35, March 2025.
Abstract This study focuses on predicting soil liquefaction, a critical phenomenon that can significantly impact the stability and safety of structures during seismic events. Accurate liquefaction assessment is vital for geotechnical engineering, as it informs the design and mitigation strategies needed to safeguard infrastructure and reduce the risk ...
Arsham Moayedi Far, Masoud Zare
wiley   +1 more source

Seismic vulnerability of churches in Faial and Pico islands, Azores [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Earthquakes represent one of the main cause of serious damage and loss of historic and architectural heritage. Interventions to preserve these building should start with a careful knowledge and assessment of their seismic vulnerability, in order to ...
Costa, A.   +6 more
core   +1 more source

The application of a Bayesian approach to assess the seismic vulnerability of historical centers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The seismic vulnerability of historical centers at a territorial scale cannot be assessed performing detailed analysis which are usually adopted at the single building scale.
Campostrini, G. P.   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Real‐time monitoring of tunnel structures using digital twin and artificial intelligence: A short overview

open access: yesDeep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
How artificial intelligence (AI) and digital twin (DT) technologies are revolutionizing tunnel surveillance, offering proactive maintenance strategies and enhanced safety protocols. It explores AI's analytical power and DT's virtual replicas of infrastructure, emphasizing their role in optimizing maintenance and safety in tunnel management.
Mohammad Afrazi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Seismic Vulnerability Assessment for Masonry Churches: An Overview on Existing Methodologies

open access: yesBuildings, 2021
The present manuscript deals with the seismic vulnerability assessment of existing masonry churches, which is a fundamental process for risk and consequent prioritization analyses, as well as application of effective retrofitting strategies. In the past,
Mattia Zizi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

open access: yes, 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.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

A review on rockburst prediction and prevention to shape an ontology‐based framework for better decision‐making for underground excavations

open access: yesDeep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
A scientometric analysis of 2449 journal articles and a comprehensive review of 336 papers were conducted, discussing and identifying challenges and research gaps in rockburst prediction and prevention and proposing an ontology‐based framework for better decision‐making in underground excavations. Abstract With underground engineering projects becoming
Hongchuan Yan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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