Community-Level Seismic Risk and Retrofitting Portfolios in Developing Countries
Cost-Effective Assessment Framework and Application
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21738599 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ram K Mazumder (0000-0002-9589-4654, Arcadis (United States)), Sohel Rana (0000-0003-2826-4027, Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology), Xiaowei Wang (0000-0002-7488-8300, Tongji University), Mehedi Ahmed Ansary (0000-0002-7926-7837, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology), Yue Li (0009-0004-9365-9070, Case Western Reserve University) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2025-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Natural Hazards Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1527-6988 • E-ISSN: 1527-6996 |
| Publisher | American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1061/nhrefo.nheng-2175 |
| OpenAlex | W4408188878 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 45 |
Large earthquakes may cause severe damage and catastrophic consequences to communities. In developing countries, despite implementing building codes and construction practices, most buildings remain vulnerable due to precode and nonengineering constructions. Existing seismic risk evaluation approaches heavily focus on estimating physical damages and resulting subsequent, direct economic loss, unable to connect physical system performance to the social system. This study developed an applied framework that enables evaluating potential seismic damage to physical systems and resulting social impacts by connecting physical damage to social systems. Using a scenario-based approach, the proposed framework: (1) evaluates seismic damages to buildings, (2) relates physical damages to socioeconomic consequences in terms of population dislocation, educational impact, and disruption in critical and essential facilities, and (3) generates retrofitting scenarios by incorporating retrofitting actions into fragility curves for retrofitted buildings to support risk mitigation planning. The framework is illustrated for an earthquake-prone city, Sylhet, Bangladesh
Business · Civil engineering · Computer security · Developing country · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental planning · Forensic engineering · Retrofitting · Risk assessment · Seismic retrofit · Seismic risk · Computer Science · Disaster Management and Resilience · Engineering · Environmental Science · Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis · Seismic Performance and Analysis
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |