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Development of seismic vulnerability assessment methodologies over the past 30 years
Gian Michele Calvi,Rui Pinho,Guido Magenes,Julian J. Bommer,L. F Restrepo-Velez,Helen Crowley +5 more
- 01 Jan 2006
- Vol. 43, Iss: 3, pp 75-104
TL;DR: In this article, the authors take a look at some of the most significant contributions in the field of vulnerability assessment and identify the key advantages and disadvantages of these procedures in order to distinguish the main characteristics of an ideal methodology.
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Abstract: Models capable of estimating losses in future earthquakes are of fundamental importance for emergency planners and for the insurance and reinsurance industries. One of the main ingredients in a loss model is an accurate, transparent and conceptually sound algorithm to assess the seismic vulnerability of the building stock and indeed many tools and methodologies have been proposed over the past 30 years for this purpose. This paper takes a look at some of the most significant contributions in the field of vulnerability assessment and identifies the key advantages and disadvantages of these procedures in order to distinguish the main characteristics of an ideal methodology.
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