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Chapter 1 Seismic Vulnerability of Existing Buildings: Observational and Mechanical Approaches for Application in Urban Areas |
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1.2 Damage levels and building types classification |
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1.3 The macroseismic approach |
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1.4 The mechanical approach |
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1.4.2 Reinforced concrete buildings |
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1.5 Implementation of models for scenario analysis at territorial scale |
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52 | (5) |
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57 | (1) |
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Chapter 2 Mechanical Methods: Fragility Curves and Pushover Analysis |
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2.2.1 What is pushover analysis? |
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2.2.2 How to calculate (or construct) a pushover curve? |
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2.2.3 Critical aspects in the construction (or calculation) of a pushover curve |
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2.2.4 Hypotheses and developments |
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2.2.5 Evaluation of the target displacement and the performance point (PP) |
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2.3.1 From deterministic evaluation to fragility functions |
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2.3.2 The "indirect" methods based on the capacity curve |
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2.3.4 Toward multivariate fragility functions |
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Chapter 3 Seismic Vulnerability and Loss Assessment for Buildings in Greece |
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3.2 Vulnerability assessment of RC buildings |
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113 | (20) |
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113 | (2) |
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3.2.2 Inelastic analysis procedure |
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3.2.3 Estimation of economic loss using inelastic dynamic analysis |
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3.2.4 Development of pushover and capacity curves |
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3.2.5 Derivation of fragility curves |
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3.2.6 Fragility curves in terms of Sd |
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3.3 Vulnerability assessment of URM buildings |
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3.3.1 Overview of the methodology adopted |
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3.3.2 Purely empirical approach |
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3.3.3 Nonlinear analysis and capacity curves |
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3.3.4 Hybrid fragility curves |
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140 | (4) |
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3.4 Region-specific fragility curves |
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3.5 Development of earthquake scenarios |
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Chapter 4 Experimental Method: Contribution of Ambient Vibration Recordings to the Vulnerability Assessment |
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4.2 Recordings and analysis of vibrations in structures |
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4.2.1 Historical background |
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4.2.2 Stability and temporal variation of the vibrations |
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4.2.3 Analysis of recordings |
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4.3 Observation of vibration of buildings and seismic design |
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4.3.1 Case of the common building in mainland France |
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4.3.2 Experimental data and vulnerability models |
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4.4 Modeling existing structures with the help of experimental data |
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4.4.2 Validation using the buildings of Grenoble |
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4.5 Application to the study of vulnerability at a large scale |
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4.5.1 Fragility curves and uncertainties |
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187 | (3) |
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4.5.2 Application in Grenoble |
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4.6 Limitations and outlook |
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4.6.2 Soil-structure interaction |
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Chapter 5 Numerical Model: Simplified Strategies for Vulnerability Seismic Assessment of Existing Structures |
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5.2.1 Presentation of the structure |
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5.2.2 Spatial discretization |
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5.2.4 Validation of the numerical model |
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5.2.5 Assessment of the seismic vulnerability (dynamic simulations) |
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223 | (9) |
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5.2.6 Estimation of the seismic vulnerability using pushover analysis |
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Chapter 6 Approach Based on the Risk Used in Switzerland |
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6.2 Earthquake in the Swiss SIA construction codes |
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249 | (23) |
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250 | (4) |
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6.2.2 New and existing: different approaches |
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254 | (1) |
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6.2.3 Existing: approach based on risk |
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6.3 Examples: masonry buildings |
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272 | (13) |
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6.3.1 Analysis method and assumptions |
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6.3.2 Isolated building of three stories |
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6.3.3 Seven-story "bar-shaped" building |
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278 | (7) |
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285 | (2) |
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Chapter 7 Preliminary Evaluation of the Seismic Vulnerability of Existing Bridges |
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7.2 Experimental feedback from past earthquakes |
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288 | (19) |
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7.2.1 Seismic behavior of bridges and main reasons for failure |
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288 | (10) |
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7.2.2 The approaches for vulnerability evaluation developed abroad |
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7.3 The SISMOA method for the preliminary evaluation of the seismic vulnerability of bridges adapted to the French context |
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7.3.2 Presentation of the calibration method |
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7.3.3 Calculation of the risk indexes and use of the results |
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322 | (3) |
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7.3.4 Examples of application |
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334 | (1) |
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335 | (2) |
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| List of Authors |
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| Index |
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