%0 Journal Article 
%A Ródenas Quiñonero, José Luis
%A García-Ayllón Veintimilla, Salvador
%A Tomás Espín, Antonio
%T Estimation of the buildings seismic vulnerability: A methodological proposal for planning ante-earthquake scenarios in urban areas
%D 2018
%@ 2076-3417
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10317/7759
%X In spite of the enhancements related to building construction, many regions still present
a major level of seismic risk as a consequence of the high vulnerability of the urban configuration
of their cities. An improved method to assess the seismic vulnerability of buildings in urban
areas is proposed in this contribution in order to advance the management of seismic emergency
scenarios. The methodology, mainly based on the cadastral database, allows for a more standardized
implementation as a function on the typological, structural, and urban parameters of the buildings,
reducing the level of uncertainties linked to these methodologies and giving continuity to the
different RISK-UE published works. The generalization of the method to any urban area has also been
improved by means of removing the parameters whose calibration is associated with a specific area.
The methodology has been put into practice in the urban area of the city of Lorca (SE Spain), in the
aftermath of the earthquake of 11 May 2011, due to the availability of well-documented data reported
from this seismic event. The proposal, when it is combined with Geographic Information System (GIS)
techniques, provides valuable information for the planning and management of post-earthquake
emergency situations.
%K Ingeniería de la Construcción
%K Seismic vulnerability assessment
%K Emergency planning
%K Post-earthquake management
%K 3305	Tecnología de la construcción
%~ GOEDOC, SUB GOETTINGEN