Seismic damage evaluation in urban areas using the capacity spectrum method: Application to Barcelona |
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| Authors: | Alex H Barbat Luis G Pujades Nieves Lantada |
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| Institution: | aDepartment of Structural Mechanics, Civil Engineering School, Technical University of Catalonia, Edificio C1, Campus Norte UPC, Jordi Girona 1-3, 08034 Barcelona, Spain;bDepartment of Geotechnical Engineering and Geosciences, Civil Engineering School, Technical University of Catalonia, Edificio D2, Campus Norte UPC, Jordi Girona 1-3, 08034 Barcelona, Spain |
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| Abstract: | 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 scenarios for urban areas starting from capacity and fragility curves are then discussed. The determination of capacity curves for buildings using non-linear structural analysis tools is then explained, together with a simplified expeditious procedure allowing the development of fragility curves. The seismic risk of the buildings of Barcelona, Spain, is analyzed in the paper, based on the application of the capacity spectrum method. The seismic hazard in the area of the city is described by means of the reduced 5% damped elastic response spectrum. The information on the buildings was obtained by collecting, arranging, improving and completing a broad database of the dwellings and current buildings. The buildings existing in Barcelona are mainly of two types: unreinforced masonry structures and reinforced concrete buildings with waffled-slab floors. The ArcView software was used to create a GIS tool for managing the collected information in order to develop seismic risk scenarios. This study shows that the vulnerability of the buildings is significant in Barcelona and, therefore, in spite of the low-to-moderate seismic hazard in the region, the expected seismic risk is considerable. |
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| Keywords: | Seismic hazard Seismic vulnerability Seismic risk Damage evaluation Capacity spectrum Fragility curve Damage probability matrix Risk scenario |
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