Seismic risk evaluation of existing buildings using computer simulation

F. M. Yepez; J. A. Canas; A. H. Barbat

Seismic risk evaluation of existing buildings using computer simulation

F. M. Yepez^*
, J. A. Canas
, A. H. Barbat

^*Corresponding author for this work

Univ. Politèc. de Catalunya

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Abstract

A methodology to simulate the seismic damage of non-reinforced masonry buildings existing in a urban zone is presented. The methodology is based on the Italian vulnerability index and on the results of a post-earthquake damage survey study. The Monte Carlo Method has been then used to simulate damage probability matrices and vulnerability functions, which are the basis of any seismic risk study. The simulation process required the generation of thousands of hypothetical buildings, the analysis of their seismic behaviour and probabilistic studies of the computed results. As an example, probable damage scenarios have been developed for an urban zone of Barcelona.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Earthquake Resistant Engineering Structures
Editors	G.D. Manolis, D.E. Beskos, C.A. Brebbia
Publisher	Computational Mechanics Publ
Pages	671-680
Number of pages	10
Volume	2
State	Published - 1995
Externally published	Yes
Event	Proceedings of the 1996 1st International Conference on Earthquake Resistant Engineering Structures, ERES 96 - Thessaloniki, Greece Duration: 30 Oct 1996 → 1 Nov 1996

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Conference	Proceedings of the 1996 1st International Conference on Earthquake Resistant Engineering Structures, ERES 96
City	Thessaloniki, Greece
Period	30/10/96 → 1/11/96

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