Non-Structural Earthquake Risk Management for Residential Buildings
As buildings become more resilient against structural damage the cost of non-structural damage and their consequences becomes proportionally higher, giving non-structural damage greater importance in earthquake risk reduction. Providing residents with detailed guidance on how to evaluate their risk...
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ftjaog:oai:ojs.annalsofgeophysics.eu:article/8451 2023-05-15T16:51:52+02:00 Non-Structural Earthquake Risk Management for Residential Buildings Thorvaldsdottir, Solveig Bessason, Bjarni Rupakhety, Rajesh 2021-07-23 application/pdf https://www.annalsofgeophysics.eu/index.php/annals/article/view/8451 https://doi.org/10.4401/ag-8451 eng eng Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, INGV https://www.annalsofgeophysics.eu/index.php/annals/article/view/8451/7289 https://www.annalsofgeophysics.eu/index.php/annals/article/view/8451 doi:10.4401/ag-8451 Copyright (c) 2021 Annals of Geophysics https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 CC-BY-NC-ND Annals of Geophysics; V. 64 N. 3 (2021): Special Issue: Empowering communities for non-structural seismic risk mitigation: the central role of communication; SE323 Annals of Geophysics; Vol. 64 No. 3 (2021): Special Issue: Empowering communities for non-structural seismic risk mitigation: the central role of communication; SE323 2037-416X 1593-5213 Earthquake Non-structural Risk Management Mitigation info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2021 ftjaog https://doi.org/10.4401/ag-8451 2022-03-27T06:38:53Z As buildings become more resilient against structural damage the cost of non-structural damage and their consequences becomes proportionally higher, giving non-structural damage greater importance in earthquake risk reduction. Providing residents with detailed guidance on how to evaluate their risk regarding non-structural earthquake damage, and what mitigation and preparedness options they have, can increase both home and societal earthquake resiliency. Earthquake damage data from destructive earthquakes in south Iceland in 2000 and 2008 were used to develop simple but detailed twelve-step risk-management guidelines for residents. The guidelines are based on a set of disaster-related objectives. A standard loss estimation study was used to develop guidelines for the fixed non-structural elements and photographs from inside homes that had sustained significant non-structural damage were used to develop guidelines for loose items. Virtually every item in the studied homes was considered to understand its importance and its relevance to the function of a home. Information in terms of financial, functional and emotional value were used in the guidelines to help residents decide which mitigation options to take. The photos provided valuable information by placing each item in context with its surroundings, for example, to understand the possibility of motion and consequences to other items. The proposed approach, although based on observations from residential buildings, is useful for facilities that have sensitive operations, such as offices, industrial facilities, hospitals and government services. As societies become more complex and reliant on non-structural elements, systematic and thorough studies such as the one outlined herein become an increasingly critical part of sound earthquake risk management. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Annals of Geophysics (INGV, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) Annals of Geophysics 63 Vol 63 (2020) |
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As buildings become more resilient against structural damage the cost of non-structural damage and their consequences becomes proportionally higher, giving non-structural damage greater importance in earthquake risk reduction. Providing residents with detailed guidance on how to evaluate their risk regarding non-structural earthquake damage, and what mitigation and preparedness options they have, can increase both home and societal earthquake resiliency. Earthquake damage data from destructive earthquakes in south Iceland in 2000 and 2008 were used to develop simple but detailed twelve-step risk-management guidelines for residents. The guidelines are based on a set of disaster-related objectives. A standard loss estimation study was used to develop guidelines for the fixed non-structural elements and photographs from inside homes that had sustained significant non-structural damage were used to develop guidelines for loose items. Virtually every item in the studied homes was considered to understand its importance and its relevance to the function of a home. Information in terms of financial, functional and emotional value were used in the guidelines to help residents decide which mitigation options to take. The photos provided valuable information by placing each item in context with its surroundings, for example, to understand the possibility of motion and consequences to other items. The proposed approach, although based on observations from residential buildings, is useful for facilities that have sensitive operations, such as offices, industrial facilities, hospitals and government services. As societies become more complex and reliant on non-structural elements, systematic and thorough studies such as the one outlined herein become an increasingly critical part of sound earthquake risk management. |
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Non-Structural Earthquake Risk Management for Residential Buildings |
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Non-Structural Earthquake Risk Management for Residential Buildings |
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Non-Structural Earthquake Risk Management for Residential Buildings |
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Non-Structural Earthquake Risk Management for Residential Buildings |
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Non-Structural Earthquake Risk Management for Residential Buildings |
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non-structural earthquake risk management for residential buildings |
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Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, INGV |
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Annals of Geophysics; V. 64 N. 3 (2021): Special Issue: Empowering communities for non-structural seismic risk mitigation: the central role of communication; SE323 Annals of Geophysics; Vol. 64 No. 3 (2021): Special Issue: Empowering communities for non-structural seismic risk mitigation: the central role of communication; SE323 2037-416X 1593-5213 |
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