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The assessment of damage scenarios and human and material losses is essential for seismic risk reduction, even in regions of low or moderate seismicity. A seismic risk evaluation is carried out in the residential district of Eixample in Valencia (Spain), a district with great historical [...]

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This article presents a methodology for an estimate of the benefit cost ratio of the seismic risk reduction in buildings portfolio at broadscale, for a world region, allowing comparing the results obtained for the countries belonging to that region. This methodology
encompasses [...]

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In the present work, the main steps used in the probabilistic estimation of the seismic hazard of the city of Barcelona, ​​Spain, are described, and it is mentioned how the hazard was used in the probabilistic estimation of the seismic risk of the city. [...]

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Conceptual aspects related to seismic vulnerability, damage and risk evaluation are discussed first, together with a short review of the
most widely used possibilities for seismic evaluation of structures. The capacity spectrum method and the way of obtaining seismic
damage [...]

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This monograph describes a conceptual framework necessary for the formulation of seismic risk and of vulnerability studies. The Italian methodology of the vulnerability index is described for unreinforced masonry buildings and is applied to an area of the downtown [...]

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The present monograph is a continuation of the monograph MIS-10 and uses the same concepts and definitions described therein. [...]

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The present work is aimed at conducting studies of vulnerability and seismic risk of building structures. The objective of such studies is to try to predict the damage expected in a structure, in a group of structures or in an entire urban area, for an earthquake of certain characteristics. [...]

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This monograph presents the fundamental concepts related to seismic action, the structural response of buildings, the assessment of vulnerability, risk and seismic damage. [...]

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This monograph explains how probabilistic seismic risk assessments can be performed at different resolution levels using the same methodology, providing results in terms of the same metrics; but it also highlights what the differences in terms of inputs for the analysis are in [...]

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From the perspective of disasters, risk has been defined in order to carry out its management, as well as to control the possible economic, social and environmental consequences that may occur in a specific area and time. This means that to estimate the risk it is necessary to [...]