scholarly journals Analysis of Building Position and Orientation to Assess the Building Vulnerability to Landslide through the Interpretation of 2D Small Format Aerial Photo (Case Study in Bompon Catchment, Magelang Regency)

Author(s):  
Boby Setyawan ◽  
Junun Sartohadi ◽  
Danang Sri Hadmoko
Author(s):  
Carlo Innocenti

Abstract The paper presents an original analytic procedure for unambiguously determining the relative position and orientation (location) of two rigid bodies based on the readings from seven linear transducers. Each transducer connects two points arbitrarily chosen on the two bodies. The sought-for rigid-body location simply results by solving linear equations. The proposed procedure is suitable for implementation in control of fully-parallel manipulators with general geometry. A numerical example shows application of the reported results to a case study.


2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart R. Mead ◽  
Christina Magill ◽  
Vincent Lemiale ◽  
Jean-Claude Thouret ◽  
Mahesh Prakash

Abstract. Lahars are volcanic flows containing a mixture of fluid and sediment that have caused significant damage to buildings, critical infrastructure and human life. The extent of this damage is controlled by properties of the lahar, location of elements at risk and susceptibility of these elements to the lahar. Here we focus on understanding lahar-induced building damage. Quantification of building damage can be difficult due to the complexity of lahar behaviour (hazard), uncertainty in number and type of buildings exposed to the lahar (exposure) and the uncertain susceptibility of buildings to lahar induced damage (vulnerability). In this paper, we quantify and examine the relative importance of lahar hazard, exposure and vulnerability in determining building damage with reference to a case study in the city of Arequipa, Peru. Numerical modelling is used to investigate lahar properties important in determining the inundation area and forces applied to buildings. Building vulnerability is quantified through the development of critical depth–pressure curves based on the ultimate bending moment of masonry structures. In the case study area, results suggest that building strength plays a minor role in determining overall building losses in comparison to the effects of building exposure and lahar hazard properties such as hydraulic characteristics of the flow.


2020 ◽  
pp. 311-322

INTRODUCTION: The buildings, as the main and most abundant elements in cities, have great importance in two aspects of assessing and mitigating the vulnerability at disaster incidence. On the other hand, the emphasis of post disaster reconstruction engineers on the single-scale building has compounded the importance of building in terms of planning to reduce the damages of disaster incidence. METHODS: This quantitative-descriptive study was conducted documentary studies and extraction of priority indicators determining the degree of vulnerability. This research aimed to assess the vulnerability of Qadghoon buildings, one of the historical neighborhoods of Borujerd, Lorestan Province, Iran, which was damaged and reconstructed after the 2007 earthquake, for more than a decade. FINDINGS: The data obtained from the field study of this neighborhood were analyzed after entering into GIS software and weighted by Analytic Hierarchy Process-Delphi. The provided maps were evaluated and the vulnerability score obtained from indicators was weighted by the above method. Finally, the score of vulnerabilities in neighborhoods in the range of 0-5 Likert scale was calculated at 3.5208, which indicated a moderate increase in vulnerability. CONCLUSION: After the examination of actions taken in the post-earthquake reconstruction process, reduction of vulnerability evaluation was low. This result indicated the failure of operators to reduce the vulnerability on a scale of buildings, despite the large opportunities and resources. In addition to lessons from the present study, some suggestions were provided to improve the process of reconstruction after possible disasters in the future. Keywords: Borujerd; Earthquake; Qadghoon Neighborhood; Single-scale of Building; Vulnerability Assessment.


2016 ◽  
Vol 85 (1) ◽  
pp. 349-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shima Madani ◽  
Saeedeh Khaleghi ◽  
Mahmood Reza Akbarpour Jannat

Author(s):  
Jian Zhang ◽  
Lihong Qiao ◽  
Zhicheng Huang ◽  
Nabil Anwer

Performance analysis, which plays a key role in the design stage, is employed to estimate whether product performance can satisfy design requirements. In general, product performance is gained after parts are assembled; product performance is influenced by the position and orientation deviations (PODs) that occur in directions of the constrained degrees of freedom (DOFs) due to the surface deviations of mating-surfaces. Furthermore, PODs are uncertain because the surface deviations as well as positions in the unconstrained DOF directions can vary randomly. Thus, predicting the consequences of uncertain PODs on product performance is key for performance analysis. Considering that planes are extensively used in assemblies, this study aims to propose a statistical approach to analyze the uncertain PODs of non-ideal planes. A modeling method from the perspective of manufacturing errors is employed to describe the uncertain surface deviations. A method for computing the uncertain PODs based on the progressive adjustment of coordinate systems is proposed. The maximum PODs that characterize the most unfavorable assembly situation are determined as evaluation indicators. Finally, the effectiveness of the presented approach is verified by a case study. Because both the effects of uncertain surface deviations and uncertain positions on PODs can be considered, the approach is expected to help predict the practical effects of uncertain PODs on product performance accurately during the design stage.


2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 703-719 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart R. Mead ◽  
Christina Magill ◽  
Vincent Lemiale ◽  
Jean-Claude Thouret ◽  
Mahesh Prakash

Abstract. Lahars are volcanic flows containing a mixture of fluid and sediment which have the potential to cause significant damage to buildings, critical infrastructure and human life. The extent of this damage is controlled by properties of the lahar, location of elements at risk and susceptibility of these elements to the lahar. Here we focus on understanding lahar-induced building damage. Quantification of building damage can be difficult due to the complexity of lahar behaviour (hazard), varying number and type of buildings exposed to the lahar (exposure) and the uncertain susceptibility of buildings to lahar impacts (vulnerability). In this paper, we quantify and examine the importance of lahar hazard, exposure and vulnerability in determining building damage with reference to a case study in the city of Arequipa, Peru. Numerical modelling is used to investigate lahar properties that are important in determining the inundation area and forces applied to buildings. Building vulnerability is quantified through the development of critical depth–pressure curves based on the ultimate bending moment of masonry structures. In the case study area, results suggest that building strength plays a minor role in determining overall building losses in comparison to the effects of building exposure and hydraulic characteristics of the lahar.


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