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Being in proximity of high-seismicity regions, Dubai and United Arab Emirates (UAE) in general are characterized by a high level of seismic hazard uncertainty. This study presents a seismic risk quantification for the existing building stock in Dubai. It provides the much needed and critical input toward enhanced seismic resilience and preparedness. Five archetype buildings ranging from 2 to 16 floors were meticulously modeled to represent the most common buildings stock. The seismic performance of the reference buildings was assessed using incremental dynamic analysis (IDA). The IDA was performed as per a methodology from current standards and far-field ground motion records. Fragility curves were developed for three damage states, namely Immediate Occupancy (IO), Life Safety (LS), and Collapse Prevention (CP). At the maximum considered earthquake (MCE) level, the economic losses due to structural damage were estimated based on accepted standard current values. Human losses and injuries were projected using a methodology from current standards. Finally, corresponding seismic risk maps were generated. The seismic risk maps illustrate that the estimated number of fatalities and major injuries at the MCE level is generally low. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The data provided in this article quantifies the potential seismic losses in multi-story buildings located in Dubai, UAE. Besides, it developed GIS-based seismic risk maps, which form essential inputs towards the seismic resilience of buildings. The GIS data described herein come from different sources. The base map including the major roads, key land use classes, and administrative boundaries are from the ArcMap maps library. The Dubai districts were digitized in ArcMap from a rectified Worldview imagery of Dubai. The seismic risk analysis data are represented as attributes of the centroids of Dubai districts, which is the main data layer. The GIS-based seismic risk maps are raster GIS layers, which are created in ArcGIS using the Inverse Distance Weighted (IDW) interpolation method. The base map template is from the ArcMap maps library.