Quantification of the uncertainty in the seismic damage and economic loss for a single building

Recent catastrophic seismic events, such as the events that struck L'Aquila in Italy and Port-au-Prince in Haiti, have highlighted once again the urgent need for effective mitigation plans for the building stocks. The effectiveness of these plans should be based on a well-informed assessment of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ioannou, Ioanna
Published: University of Surrey 2010
Subjects:
690
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.520566