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Seismic Vulnerability and Risk Assessment - Case Study of The Historic City Centre of Coimbra, Portugal - SpringerLink
Seismic vulnerability and risk assessment:
case study of the historic city centre of
Coimbra, Portugal
Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering
August 2011, Volume 9, Issue 4, pp 1067–1096
Romeu Vicente , Sonia Parodi, Sergio Lagomarsino, Humberto Varum,
J. A. R. Mendes Silva
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Abstract
Seismic risk evaluation of builtup areas involves analysis of the level of
earthquake hazard of the region, building vulnerability and exposure. Within
this approach that defines seismic risk, building vulnerability assessment
assumes great importance, not only because of the obvious physical
consequences in the eventual occurrence of a seismic event, but also because it is
the one of the few potential aspects in which engineering research can intervene.
In fact, rigorous vulnerability assessment of existing buildings and the
implementation of appropriate retrofitting solutions can help to reduce the levels
of physical damage, loss of life and the economic impact of future seismic events.
Vulnerability studies of urban centres should be developed with the aim of
identifying building fragilities and reducing seismic risk. As part of the
rehabilitation of the historic city centre of Coimbra, a complete identification and
inspection survey of old masonry buildings has been carried out. The main
purpose of this research is to discuss vulnerability assessment methodologies,
particularly those of the first level, through the proposal and development of a
method previously used to determine the level of vulnerability, in the assessment
of physical damage and its relationship with seismic intensity. Also presented
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of physical damage and its relationship with seismic intensity. Also presented
and discussed are the strategy and proposed methodology adopted for the
vulnerability assessment, damage and loss scenarios for the city centre of
Coimbra, Portugal, using a GIS mapping application.
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