Evaluation of building structures to obtain vulnerability function in order to determine earthquake risk

摘要

Determining the earthquake risk of building stocks or settlements has lately become a prominent issue. By assessing the buildings it can be determined which are the constructions that need to be reinforced against earthquakes and a priority list of interventions can be established. This can decrease the expected damage during an earthquake. In view of earthquake risk disaster mitigation plans can be derived. The goal is to assess the vulnerability of regions in a rather short period of time, and not the assessment of an individual building, which can be very time-consuming.