Abstract
The paper presents a probabilistic analysis aimed at identifying the most appropriate subsidence related intensity (SRI) parameter (e.g., differential settlement, relative rotation, deflection ratio) that can be used to forecast the severity level of building damage at municipal scale through the generation of empirical fragility and vulnerability curves. The analysis refers to a rich sample of more than seven hundred monitored (by remote sensing techniques) and surveyed masonry buildings – mainly resting with their (shallow or piled) foundations on highly compressible fine-grained “soft soils” – affected by settlements in four urban areas in The Netherlands. The achieved outcomes, once further calibrated and validated, could allow for an improvement of existing geotechnical damage criteria for buildings as well as help local authorities in charge of the management/protection of subsiding urban areas to plan adequate foundation repairing/replacing measures before damage reaches intolerable severity levels.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | CNRIG 2019: Geotechnical Research for Land Protection and Development |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 42-51 |
Number of pages | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Event | National Conference of the Researchers of Geotechnical Engineering - Lecco, Italy Duration: 3 Jul 2019 → 5 Jul 2019 http://www.gnig.it/cnrig-2019/ |
Publication series
Name | Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering |
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Volume | 40 |
ISSN (Print) | 2366-2557 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 2366-2565 |
Conference
Conference | National Conference of the Researchers of Geotechnical Engineering |
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Abbreviated title | CNRIG 2019 |
Country/Territory | Italy |
City | Lecco |
Period | 3/07/19 → 5/07/19 |
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Keywords
- Masonry buildings
- Settlements
- Soft soils
- Vulnerability