Seismic vulnerability assessment of historical urban centres: case study of the old city centre of Faro, Portugal
@article{Maio2016SeismicVA, title={Seismic vulnerability assessment of historical urban centres: case study of the old city centre of Faro, Portugal}, author={Rui Maio and Tiago Miguel Ferreira and Romeu da Silva Vicente and Jo{\~a}o M. C. Est{\^e}v{\~a}o}, journal={Journal of Risk Research}, year={2016}, volume={19}, pages={551 - 580} }
The necessity of implementing seismic vulnerability assessment procedures to the Portuguese building stock has become urgent as recent predictions indicate the possibility of the occurrence of an earthquake similar to the well-known 1755 Lisbon earthquake within the next 50 years. Obviously, at first instance, large-scale procedures should be used rather than more extensive and accurate methodologies suited for individual buildings assessment. Moreover, it is fundamental to operate in the most…
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