TY - GEN
T1 - Models for seismic vulnerability in the Mid-America earthquake center
AU - Hajjar, Jerome F.
AU - Elnashai, Amr
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - The state-of-the-art in seismic loss assessment has evolved from using empirical and observational information to formulate vulnerability relationships to the use of mechanics-based, representative and transferable models of vulnerability. To complement transportation modes presented in other papers in the current Conference, a sample of advanced models for vulnerability of buildings and bridges is presented in this paper to give an indication of the new trend in use of sound mathematics and physics to replace empirical data that is not just regional, non-adaptable and non-transferable, but also of unknown levels of uncertainty.
AB - The state-of-the-art in seismic loss assessment has evolved from using empirical and observational information to formulate vulnerability relationships to the use of mechanics-based, representative and transferable models of vulnerability. To complement transportation modes presented in other papers in the current Conference, a sample of advanced models for vulnerability of buildings and bridges is presented in this paper to give an indication of the new trend in use of sound mathematics and physics to replace empirical data that is not just regional, non-adaptable and non-transferable, but also of unknown levels of uncertainty.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84865856927
SN - 9781615670444
T3 - 8th US National Conference on Earthquake Engineering 2006
SP - 8648
EP - 8658
BT - 8th US National Conference on Earthquake Engineering 2006
T2 - 8th US National Conference on Earthquake Engineering 2006
Y2 - 18 April 2006 through 22 April 2006
ER -