EVALUATION OF SEISMIC AND TSUNAMI RESISTANCE OF POTENTIAL SHELTERS FOR VERTICAL EVACUATION IN CASE OF A TSUNAMI IMPACT IN BAHIA DE CARÁQUEZ, CENTRAL COAST OF ECUADOR

Ecuador has been the target of many tsunamis in its past documented history. Therefore, we performed a detailed assessment of the seismic and tsunami resistance of existing buildings, which may serve as temporary potential shelters in Bahía de Caráquez,in the coast of Ecuador. Prior to this evaluati...

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Main Authors: Pablo Ezequiel Suárez-Acosta, Cristian David Cañamar-Tipan, Darlin Alexis Ñato- Criollo, Juan Daniel Vera-Zambrano, Kevinn Luis Galarza-Vega, Paola Michelle Guevara-Álvarez, Cintya Natali Fajardo-Cartuche, Kimberlyn Karen Herrera- Garcés, Carlos Vicente Ochoa-Campoverde, Jhandry Santiago Torres-Orellana, Willington Rentería, Kervin Chunga, Oswaldo Padilla, Izar Sinde-González, Débora Simón-Baile, Theofilos Toulkeridis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tsunami Society International 2021-02-01
Series:Science of Tsunami Hazards
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Online Access:http://www.tsunamisociety.org/401Suarez-AcostaEtAlc.pdf