scholarly journals Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Rizgary Hospital Building In Erbil City, the Capital City of KR of Iraq

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (8) ◽  
pp. 59-79
Author(s):  
Zina A. Abduljaleel ◽  
Bahman Omer Taha ◽  
Abdulhameed Abdullah Yaseen
Keyword(s):  
Vulnerability Assessment ◽  
Seismic Vulnerability ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Recovery Period ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Seismic Load ◽  
Building Structures ◽  
Seismic Vulnerability Assessment ◽  
Hospital Building ◽  
Seismic Pounding

Collapsing building structures during recent earthquakes, especially in Northern and Eastern Kurdistan, including the 2003 earthquake in Cewlig; the 2011 earthquake in Van; and the 2017 earthquake near Halabja province, has raised several concerns about the safety of pre-seismic code buildings and emergency facilities in Erbil city. The seismic vulnerability assessment of the hospital buildings as emergency facilities is one of the necessities which have a critical role in the recovery period following earthquakes. This research aims to study in detail and to extend the present knowledge about the seismic vulnerability of the Rizgary public hospital building in Erbil city, which was constructed before releasing the seismic provisions in the region.  ETABS software is employed to conduct Eigenvalue analyses, nonlinear static analyses, and about 120 incremental dynamic analyses; furthermore, the actual response of the hospital building is evaluated by considering possible irregularities in both directions and the effect of seismic pounding. The outcomes of the research indicate that the hospital building is in poor performance under anticipated earthquakes. In addition, the existing combination of irregularities and seismic pounding in the model increases the vulnerability under the seismic load. A suitable strengthening strategy is also recommended.

Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Fuel Storage Tanks in Italy

2018 ◽  
Vol 141 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Valerio De Biagi ◽  
Bernardino Chiaia ◽  
Luca Fiorentini ◽  
Cristina Zannini Quirini
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Seismic Hazard ◽  
Vulnerability Assessment ◽  
Seismic Vulnerability ◽  
Seismic Load ◽  
Storage Tanks ◽  
Seismic Vulnerability Assessment ◽  
Fuel Storage ◽  
Normalized Parameters ◽  
The Masses

Seismic hazard represents one of the possible triggering causes for NaTech accidents in refineries and production plants. The vulnerability of steel storage tanks was evaluated within the framework of a rapid risk assessment. Tanks dataset is composed of 70 refinery items in located in various parts of Italy and the seismic calculations are performed in accordance to API 650 Annex E Standard. The paper summarizes the results of the investigation through two normalized parameters related to the masses and to the seismic load. Some trends in the solution are highlighted. The empirical fragility curve obtained from the analysis is compared with similar curves found in the literature and the resulting similarities (and dissimilarities) are critically discussed.

scholarly journals The Cartis Form for the Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Timber Large-Span Structures

Buildings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Beatrice Faggiano ◽  
Giacomo Iovane ◽  
Andrea Gaspari ◽  
Eric Fournely ◽  
AbdelHamid Bouchair ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Vulnerability ◽  
Precast Concrete ◽  
Structural Type ◽  
General Description ◽  
Seismic Zone ◽  
Building Structures ◽  
Timber Structures ◽  
Recent Past ◽  
Seismic Vulnerability Assessment ◽  
Large Span

Italy is located in a very active seismic zone, and many earthquakes have marked the country, some of them in the recent past. In order to take adequate measures of seismic prevention and protection, in the last decades, the Italian Civil Protection Department (DPC) initiated a survey and introduced a specific form for the quick and/or post-seismic assessment of buildings. This is useful to obtain statistics on the types of structures and their vulnerability and a judgement on the damage, leading to a decision about the possibility of reuse and/or the level of retrofitting to be applied. Those activities have been developed since the beginning of 2000. This task is currently carried out by the Italian DPC-ReLUIS project research, line WP2 on the inventory of building structures, setting up the CARTIS form for any structural type, like masonry, reinforced concrete, precast concrete, steel, and timber structures, the latter being mainly related to large span buildings, extensively used in Italy. In this context, the paper presents the first draft of the CARTIS form for large span timber structures that provides a general description for typical structural schemes, through the singular points commonly considered as seismic structural vulnerabilities. Moreover, the statistics on timber large span structures based on a sample of 10 buildings is presented.

A Bayesian approach to rapid seismic vulnerability assessment at urban scale

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gian Paolo Campostrini ◽  
Sabrina Taffarel ◽  
Giulia Bettiol ◽  
Maria Rosa Valluzzi ◽  
Francesca Da Porto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bayesian Approach ◽  
Vulnerability Assessment ◽  
Seismic Vulnerability ◽  
Seismic Vulnerability Assessment
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