Historical damage pattern and causes of differential damage: an approach based on combining geophysical prospecting, geological and historical-technical data

We describe a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary method to analyse the causes of differential macroseismic effects caused by an earthquake in a historical town. We illustrate the method with a case study based on analysing the damage caused by the 1930 Irpinia earthquake (Me=6.7) in Melfi, a to...

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Main Authors: F. T. Gizzi, V. Lapenna, N. Masini, E. Rizzo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2008-11-01
Series:Advances in Geosciences
Online Access:http://www.adv-geosci.net/19/23/2008/adgeo-19-23-2008.pdf