Feasibility of pre-earthquake strengthening of buildings based on cost-benefit and life-cycle cost analysis, with the aid of fragility curves

Natural Hazards

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-54

  Kappos, Andreas J ^a   Dimitrakopoulos, E G ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Benefit cost analysis; Life cycle cost analysis; Pre earthquake strengthening; Reinforced concrete buildings

Indexed keywords

BUILDING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; SEISMIC DESIGN; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SEISMIC RETROFIT; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE;

CENTRAL MACEDONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; THESSALONIKI [CENTRAL MACEDONIA];

THESSALONIKI;

EID: 39849100689     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-007-9155-9     Document Type: Article

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