Abstract
Data of the Italian National Institute of Statistics are collected aimed at characterizing Reinforced Concrete (RC) building stock of the area struck by the 2012 Emilia earthquake (number of storeys, age of construction, structural typology). Damage observations, collected right after the event in reconnaissance reports, are shown and analyzed emphasizing typical weaknesses of RC buildings in the area. The evolution of seismic classification for Emilia region and RC buildings’ main characteristics represent the input data for the assessment of non-structural damage of infilled RC buildings, through a simplified approach (FAST method), based on EMS-98 damage scale. Peak Ground Acceleration (PGA) capacities for the first three damage states of EMS-98 are compared with registered PGA in the epicentral area. Observed damage and damage states evaluated for the PGA of the event, in the epicentral area, are finally compared. The comparison led to a fair agreement between observed and numerical data.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2275-2298 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| Journal | Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Early online date | 25 Sept 2013 |
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| Publication status | Published - Oct 2014 |
Bibliographical note
Accepted 30 August 2013Keywords
- Non-structural damage
- Damage states
- Emilia earthquake
- FAST method
- Infilled RC buildings