Seismic risk analysis of urban non-engineered buildings: Application to an informal settlement in Mérida, Venezuela

Natural Hazards

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 891-916

  Castillo, A ^a   Lopez Almansa F ^b   Pujades, L G ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Mitigation; Non engineered buildings; Risk; Seismic strengthening; Venezuela; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

BUILDING; EARTHQUAKE INTENSITY; INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEISMIC DESIGN; SEISMIC HAZARD; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA; VULNERABILITY;

MERIDA [VENEZUELA]; VENEZUELA;

EID: 80053572220     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-011-9805-9     Document Type: Article

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