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Seismic nonstructural vulnerability assessment in school buildings.
- Source :
- Natural Hazards; Nov2015, Vol. 79 Issue 2, p1333-1358, 26p
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- This paper addresses the large-scale classification of the seismic vulnerability of nonstructural components in school buildings. A rapid visual screening methodology is proposed that highlights the factors that likely have a major effect on the seismic behavior of nonstructural building components. This methodology is based primarily on questionnaire forms that are used to construct a nonstructural index and priority ranking that identifies the most vulnerable category of nonstructural components. Because numerical answers in the questionnaires can produce unreliable results, a calibration of the categories by weight is proposed via fragility functions to obtain a vulnerability index. Finally, the developed methodology is applied to a case study of school buildings in Italy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0921030X
- Volume :
- 79
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Natural Hazards
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 110281294
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-015-1907-3