Methods, techniques, and tools for assessing the seismic vulnerability of building stocks

Ferreira, Tiago Miguel; Bernardini, Gabriele

Abstract

The task of selecting the most appropriate method or technique to assess the seismic vulnerability of large building stocks must be based on a proper balance between the simplicity of the tool to be used and the accuracy of the results, knowing that vulnerability assessment outputs are inevitably affected by uncertainties of multiple origins, including those related to the limitations of the models themselves, and with distinct impacts. To safeguard against such uncertainties (or at least to minimize their impact), any assessment must be founded on a solid knowledge of the method to be used and the criteria behind the selection of this method over others. In an attempt to contribute to systematizing this knowledge, the present chapter provides a comprehensive review of some of the most relevant methods and techniques used for assessing large-scale seismic vulnerability.

• Online Publication Date: Jan 14, 2022
• Publication Date: Jan 14, 2022
• Deposit Date: Apr 18, 2023
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Pages: 229-247
• Series Title: Series in Civil and Structural Engineering
• Edition: 1st
• Book Title: Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Civil Engineering Structures At Multiple Scales: From Single Buildings to Large-Scale Assessment
• Chapter Number: 8
• ISBN: 9780128240717
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-824071-7.00009-3
• Keywords: Large-scale vulnerability assessment; Urban vulnerability; Direct methods; Indirect methods; Conventional methods; Hybrid methods
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10493962
• Publisher URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128240717000093?via%3Dihub