Land Subsidence Hazard and Building Collapse Risk in the Coastal City of Lagos, West Africa
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DOI: 10.1029/2022ef003219
Abstract: Every year incidents of building collapse claim many lives and cause enormous financial losses around the world, which are often blamed on low‐quality materials, non‐compliance with standards, lack of oversight, and failure to enforce building… read more here.
Keywords: building; collapse; building collapse; land subsidence ... See more keywords
Elevated collapse risk based on decaying aftershock hazard and damaged building fragilities
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DOI: 10.1177/87552930231220549
Abstract: This article proposes a framework to support postearthquake building safety and reoccupancy decisions by quantifying the change in building collapse risk following a mainshock earthquake event. This risk may be exacerbated by both an increase… read more here.
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Earthquake Building Collapse Risk Estimation for 2040 in Yangon, Myanmar
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DOI: 10.20965/jdr.2020.p0387
Abstract: Myanmar is a thriving country in Southeast Asia and is facing future earthquake risks caused by the Sagaing Fault. Under these circumstances, Yangon must implement earthquake risk reduction measures in future development. Applying the building… read more here.
Keywords: collapse risk; risk; development; building collapse ... See more keywords