2014 2nd International Conference on Technology, Informatics, Management, Engineering and Environment, TIME-E 2014, pp.34 - 39
Abstract
The prediction of damages caused by a tsunami over a large coastal area is a complex problem. One of the issues is the evaluation of the structural damage to buildings and infrastructures. A tsunami is preceded by a ground motion, both are caused by an earthquake. The coastal structures are hit, within a short period of time by both phenomena. In this study, we developed a method to build fragility curves for reinforced concrete structures subject to tsunami. The fragility curves are function of the intensity measure of the tsunami wave: wave height. The fragility curves of a prototype reinforced concrete building were computed through non-linear static analysis. This method can be used to assess the damage of an area once enough prototype structures are analyzed.
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2014 2nd International Conference on Technology, Informatics, Management, Engineering and Environment, TIME-E 2014