Assessing and managing earthquake risk : geo-scientific and engineering knowledge for earthquake risk mitigation: developments, tools, techniques / edited by Carlos Sousa Oliveira, Antoni Roca and Xavier Goula.

Format:

Book

Series:

Geotechnical, geological, and earthquake engineering ; v. 2.

Geotechnical, geological and earthquake engineering ; v. 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Earthquakes.

Earthquakes--Safety measures.

Earthquake engineering.

Earthquake hazard analysis.

Disaster relief.

Emergency management.

Physical Description:

xxv, 543 pages : illustrations, tables ; 25 cm + 1 CD-ROM (color ; 4 3/4 in.)

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht : Springer, 2006.

Summary:

Accompanying CD-ROM contains ... "full-color versions of figures which are printed black-and-white in the book itself."--P. [4] of cover.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Assessing and managing earthquake risk. An introduction / C. S. Oliveira, A. Roca, X. Goula

1.2 Natural Hazards. Earthquakes 2

1.3 Earthquake prediction and prevention 5

1.4 Construction practices and urban planning 6

1.5 Emergency planning and managing 8

1.6 Reinforcing and reconstruction of the building stock 10

1.7 Philosophies and policies 10

1.8 Lessons learned from recent earthquakes 11

1.9 Political considerations 11

1.10 Education and mass media risk communication 12

1.11 Definitions of some basic concepts 12

Part I Earthquake Hazard and Strong Motion

Chapter 2 Overview on earthquake hazard assessment - methods and new trends / C. S. Oliveira, A. Campos-Costa

2.2 Historical evolution of methods 15

2.3 Fundamentals of seismic hazard analysis 19

2.4 Methodology for seismic risk scenario assessment 28

2.5 New contributions to the earthquake process 31

2.6 Data to support hazard modelling 36

2.7 Results and illustrations 40

2.8 PSHA and the design of civil engineering constructions 43

2.9 Final tendencies of the future development and considerations 46

Chapter 3 Observation, characterization and prediction of strong ground motion / X. Goula, T. Susagna

3.2 Strong ground motion measurements 47

3.3 Explanatory variables of ground motion 54

3.4 Predictive methods of ground motion 58

3.5 Definition of seismic action 62

Chapter 4 Local site effects and microzonation / A. Roca, C. S. Oliveira, A. Ansal, S. Figueras

4.2 Importance of local site effects on observed earthquake damage 68

4.3 Zoning, microzoning and resulting maps: a tool for predicting local site effects 71

4.4 Geological, geotechnical and geophysical approaches for soil characterization 73

4.5 Nonlinear effects 75

4.6 Numerical methods for estimating local effects 78

4.7 Experimental methods for estimating local site effects 82

4.8 Topographic effects 86

4.9 Liquefaction and induced effects 87

4.10 Final considerations 89

Chapter 5 Site - city interaction / P.-Y. Bard, J.L. Chazelas, Ph. Gueguen, M. Kham, J.F. Semblat

5.2 Experimental evidence 92

5.3 Modelling simple interaction 96

5.4 Multiple interaction 100

5.5 A simple energetic model 108

Part II Vulnerability Assessment

Chapter 6 Vulnerability assessment of dwelling buildings / A.H. Barbat, S. Lagomarsino, L.G. Pujades

6.2 Methodologies for vulnerability assessment 116

6.3 Vulnerability index method based on the EMS-98 macroseismic scale 119

6.4 Capacity spectrum method 129

Chapter 7 Vulnerability assessment of historical buildings / S. Lagomarsino

7.2 The observed vulnerability in historical buildings 139

7.3 The vulnerability assessment methodology 142

7.4 Macroseismic vulnerability assessment of churches (level 2) 149

7.5 A mechanical model for capacity spectrum method on monuments (level 2) 150

Chapter 8 Experimental techniques for assessment of dynamic behaviour of buildings / M. Navarro, C. S. Oliveira

8.2 Brief characterisation of dynamic properties of buildings 160

8.3 Dynamic testing 163

8.4 Techniques for identification of natural periods and evaluation of damping ratio 165

8.5 Comparison of methods. Calibration with analytical techniques 168

8.6 Correlation of natural frequencies and damping with geometry of buildings 173

8.7 Relation between building damage and soil predominant frequencies 180

8.8 Final considerations 182

Chapter 9 Vulnerability and risk assessment of lifelines / K. Pitilakis, M. Alexoudi, S. Argyroudis, O. Monge, C. Martin

9.2 Social and economic consequences of lifeline damages 187

9.3 Advancement in risk management of lifelines 188

9.4 Basic features of lifelines 189

9.5 Overview of seismic risk assessment methodology for lifelines 190

9.6 Losses, mitigation 206

9.7 Earthquake risk reduction policy 211

Part III System Analysis and Risk

Chapter 10 Damage scenarios and damage evaluation / M. Erdik, Y. Fahjan

10.2 Earthquake hazard 214

10.3 Elements at risk 217

10.4 Earthquake vulnerabilities 220

10.5 Urban earthquake risk results 232

Chapter 11 Urban system exposure to natural disasters: an integrated approach / P. Masure, C. Lutoff

11.2 Characterisation of the urban system 240

11.3 Valuation and classification of elements at risk 247

11.4 Analysis of vulnerability factors and element interdependency 254

11.5 Validation phase with the local actors 256

Chapter 12 Response of hospital systems / L.G. Pujades, A. Roca, C.S. Oliveira, S. Safina

12.2 The seismic behaviour of hospitals 261

12.3 Response of the hospital network to an emergency: general aspects 262

12.4 Simplified model: seismic analysis of a regional system 269

Part IV Managing Earthquake Risk

Chapter 13 Building against earthquakes / F. Mana, L. Bozzo, J. Irizarry

13.2 Architectural design 287

13.3 Code design and construction details 301

13.4 Actual trends for seismic design 305

Chapter 14 Industrial facilities / B. Mohammadioun, L. Serva

14.2 Seismic hazard-some recent developments in engineering seismology 309

14.3 Design earthquakes in IAEA safety guides 311

14.4 Earthquake-resistant design 315

14.5 Approach for exclusion criteria and minimum seismic design for NPP's, followed by a description of practice in some countries 316

14.6 A proposed approach for other critical facilities 319

Chapter 15 Early warning and rapid damage assessment / M. Erdik, Y. Fahjan

15.2 Early warning 324

15.3 Rapid post-earthquake damage assessment 325

15.4 Earthquake early warning and rapid response systems 328

Chapter 16 Technical emergency management / A. Goretti, G. Di Pasquale

16.2 Immediate occupancy and damage survey 340

16.3 Basis of methodology 345

16.4 Time and space evolution 354

16.5 Procedures and forms 356

16.6 Statistics and predictive models 359

16.7 Special buildings 361

16.8 Training and preparedness 364

16.9 Short term countermeasures 365

Chapter 17 Civil protection management / E. Galanti, A. Goretti, B. Foster, G. Di Pasquale

17.2 Civil protection organization 371

17.3 SEMS, California 373

17.4 Augustus method, Italy 375

17.5 Molise 2002 earthquake 378

Chapter 18 Earthquake risk and insurance / R. Spence, A. Coburn

18.1 Insurance and earthquakes 385

18.2 Losses and insurance exposure in recent events 388

18.3 Modelling of earthquake risks for insurance 390

18.4 Modelling earthquake risk for the Turkish catastrophe insurance pool 394

Chapter 19 Strengthening and repairing earthquake damaged structures / A. G. Costa

19.2 Historical survey 403

19.3 Defining the constructions 404

19.4 Observation and surveyed damages 406

19.5 Material mechanical characterization 408

19.6 Numerical analysis 414

19.7 Strengthening solutions and application conditions 418

Chapter 20 Advanced techniques in modelling, response and recovery / L. Chiroiu, B. Adams, K. Saito

20.2 Remote sensing and geomatic technologies 428

20.3 Applications for earthquake risk management 432

Part V Case Studies, Initiatives and Experiences

Chapter 21 Seismic loss scenarios based on hazard disaggregation. Application to the metropolitan region of Lisbon, Portugal / A. Campos Costa, M.L. Sousa, A. Carvalho, E. Coelho

21.2 Assessment of probability-based seismic loss scenarios 450

21.3 A seismic loss methodology integrated in a geographic information system 453

Chapter 22 Loss scenarios for regional emergency plans: application to Catalonia, Spain / T. Susagna, X. Goula, A. Roca, L. Pujades, N. Gasulla, J.J. Palma

22.2 Risk assessment 463

22.3 Damage scenario mapping: a tool for emergency preparedness 471

Chapter 23 RISK-UE project: an advanced approach to earthquake risk scenarios with application to different European towns / P. Mouroux, B.

Le Brun

23.2 Previous case studies 480

23.3 The RISK-UE project 491

23.4 Comparison between HAZUS, RADIUS and RISK-UE 507.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1402035241

1402036086

OCLC:

62749837

Publisher Number:

9781402035241

9781402036088