Analytical fragility curves for masonry school building portfolios in Nepal
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2020 at "Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering"
DOI: 10.1007/s10518-020-00989-8
Abstract: Schools represent a reference point for communities in any part of the world. Therefore, their safety and resilience against natural catastrophes is of paramount importance. The recent 2015 Gorkha earthquake has unfortunately shown that Nepalese… read more here.
Keywords: analytical fragility; school; building portfolios; school building ... See more keywords
Developing a model for energy retrofit in large building portfolios: Energy assessment, optimization and uncertainty
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2019 at "Energy and Buildings"
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2019.109356
Abstract: Abstract In recent years, an increasing interest has been addressed to the energy efficiency of buildings. However, the focus has always been on individual properties, while both literature and practice still lack detailed solutions for… read more here.
Keywords: building portfolios; model energy; energy retrofit; developing model ... See more keywords
Measuring and enhancing resilience of building portfolios considering the functional interdependence among community sectors
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2017 at "Structural Safety"
DOI: 10.1016/j.strusafe.2017.02.006
Abstract: Abstract Resilience is an attribute of communities, and is supported by community building sectors (occupancy types) with different functionalities. Evaluating community resilience and functionality requires the establishment of new metrics and their quantification. This study… read more here.
Keywords: methodology; community; community resilience; resilience ... See more keywords
Risk-Oriented, Bottom-Up Modeling of Building Portfolios With Faceted Taxonomies
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2018 at "Frontiers in Built Environment"
DOI: 10.3389/fbuil.2018.00041
Abstract: Earthquake exposure describes the assets that are exposed to seismic activity and are susceptible to be damaged. In seismic risk applications, it mostly refers to the residential and commercial building portfolios, although in general may… read more here.
Keywords: methodology; faceted taxonomies; building portfolios; building ... See more keywords