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SeismicV: A Mobile Tool for Assessing the Seismic Vulnerability of Buildings

Buildings
Rapid visual screening has been used worldwide as the first approach to evaluate the seismic vulnerability of civil structures in a specific area, in order to prioritize buildings based on the need for upgrading or retrofitting.
Philipe Q. Rodrigues, João C. Pantoja, Humberto Varum   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A seismic vulnerability index method for masonry schools in the province of Yazd

, 2014
School facilities in Iran, in particular masonry schools, have shown poor performance during past earthquakes and can be identified as the most vulnerable buildings to the earthquakes. Hence, in this paper a method to perform observational-based damage assessment for brick masonry schools located in the province of Yazd, the central region of Iran ...
Azizi, Hamed, Mendes, N., Lourenço, Paulo B., Hajisadeghi, Neda   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

Banking Development and the Economic Impact of Natural Disasters: From Short to Long Term Effects

Journal of Regional Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates how financial development and local banking structures shape the economic resilience of communities in the aftermath of natural disasters. Focusing on Italian municipalities hit by earthquakes between 2008 and 2022, we explore the role of banking presence, particularly cooperative banks, in supporting recovery.
Valentina Peruzzi, Pierluigi Murro, Matteo Alessi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development and Validation of a Seismic Index for Assessing the Vulnerability of Low-Rise RC Buildings

Civil Engineering Journal
This research develops a comprehensive framework for evaluating the seismic vulnerability of Afghanistan's low-rise reinforced concrete (RC) structures, aiming to enhance urban resilience and mitigate seismic risks. The primary objective is to improve structural safety and reduce economic losses and casualties during devastating earthquakes.
Sayed Q. Sharafi, Taufiq I. Maulana, Taiki Saito   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Morals, Markets, and Medicine

Sociological Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Healthcare in the United States is defined by profit motives and economic inequality, yet medical providers and organizations are also guided by moral values such as a commitment to patient well‐being. How have sociologists made sense of this apparent contradiction?
Guillermina Altomonte, Eliza Brown
wiley   +1 more source

Seismic Assessment Procedure for Exterior Reinforced Concrete Beam–Column Joints With Slab and Transverse Beams

Earthquake Engineering &Structural Dynamics, Volume 55, Issue 8, Page 1655-1674, 10 July 2026.
ABSTRACT This article presents a capacity‐based assessment procedure for beam–column (b–c) joints of reinforced concrete frames with floor slabs and transverse beams. The procedure extends a previously proposed assessment methodology for determining the hierarchy of strengths and the sequence of events in symmetrically reinforced planar b–c joints.
Patricio Quintana Gallo, Umut Akguzel, Weng Y. Kam, Stefano Pampanin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vulnerability Analysis of Andalas University Library Building Using Microtremor HVSR Method

Journal of the Physical Society of Indonesia
This research aims to analyze the vulnerability of the Andalas University Library UPT Building which is located in an earthquake-prone area using the microtremor HVSR method. Measurements were taken at 20 points on each floor of the building to determine
Ahmad Fauzi Pohan, Yunita Putri, Nopra Algusduri, Keisyah Putri Islami, Intan Fitri, Gusti Fiona, Abdul Fadhila Deshafa, Rahmad Fajri, Yuni Erawati, Rika Amalya Rahmah, Azani Jannah, Fauzan Surya Nanda, Febriwati Zai   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Seismic Risk Analysis of Revenue Losses, Gross Regional Product and transportation systems. [PDF]

, 2013
Natural threats like earthquakes, hurricanes or tsunamis have shown seri- ous impacts on communities. In the past, major earthquakes in the United States like Loma Prieta 1989, Northridge 1994, or recent events in Italy like L’Aquila 2009 or Emilia 2012 ...
Carturan, Federico
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Contemporary disasters may not kill more women than men: an empirical inquiry into sex‐differentiated fatalities in the twenty‐first century

Disasters, Volume 50, Issue 3, July 2026.
Abstract This study investigates the claim that women are disproportionately more likely to die in disasters by reviewing existing data sources and compiling new datasets on sex‐differentiated disaster fatalities in the twenty‐first century. The analysis is structured by disaster type, covering geophysical, meteorological, climatological, hydrological,
Olivier Rubin
wiley   +1 more source

Habitat Suitability for a Unique, Fully Marine American Manatee (Trichechus manatus) Population Primarily Depends on Presence of Submarine Freshwater Springs

Marine Mammal Science, Volume 42, Issue 3, July 2026.
ABSTRACT The American manatee (Trichechus manatus) requires freshwater mainly from rivers and springs to maintain osmoregulatory balance in saline environments. However, in Brazil's semi‐arid Potiguar Basin, manatees now rely solely on submarine freshwater springs because hypersaline estuaries have become unsuitable sources of freshwater.
A. C. O. Meirelles, I. C. Normande, M. D. O. Alves, K. F. Choi, V. L. Carvalho, J. C. G. Borges, L. von Fersen, Andrew W. Trites   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source