Fire following earthquake; ignition; fragility analysis; probabilistic; community; resilience; city; disaster mitigation
Abstract :
[en] The paper provides a framework to evaluate the response of buildings in a community subject to
fire following earthquake. First, a model is developed to determine the probability of ignition in
buildings of a community due to an earthquake. Second, fragility functions are developed for
buildings subject to fire, to quantify the structural damage and the expected losses. The ignition
model, combined with the fragility functions, can be implemented in a GIS based risk management
platform to evaluate economical losses in a region from fire following an earthquake.
Disciplines :
Civil engineering
Author, co-author :
Elhami Khorasani, Negar; Princeton University > Civil and Environmental Engineering
Gernay, Thomas ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département ArGEnCo > Ingénierie du feu
Garlock, Maria; Princeton University > Civil and Environmental Engineering
Language :
English
Title :
Tools for Measuring a City’s Resilience in a Fire Following Earthquake Scenario
Publication date :
25 September 2015
Event name :
IABSE Conference - Structural Engineering: Providing Solutions to Global Challenges
Event organizer :
International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE)
Event place :
Geneva, Switzerland
Event date :
September 23-25, 2015
Audience :
International
Main work title :
Proceedings of IABSE Conference - Structural Engineering: Providing Solutions to Global Challenges
Pages :
886-889
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
Funders :
Fulbright Commission [GB] BAEF - Belgian American Educational Foundation [BE]
