Antonella Di Meo

Seismic risk assessment is a multidisciplinary endeavour that requires the integration of heterogeneous data sources and advanced modelling techniques. Recent advances in information technology (IT) have profoundly changed this field by enabling efficient data management, high-performance simulation, and dynamic visualization. This paper presents EUCLIDE, a platform developed at Eucentre for seismic risk assessment of structures and infrastructure across the Italian territory. EUCLIDE exploits extensive exposure databases and custom vulnerability models to support both probabilistic and deterministic seismic hazard damage analyses. We provide a detailed overview of the platform and highlight its capability to deliver comprehensive risk estimations for Italian assets exposed to seismic hazards.

This article describes a specifically developed framework to produce a seismic physical vulnerability model of residential buildings in Nablus (Palestine) within the European project SASPARM2.0. Based on the structural taxonomy of the territory, two different forms were defined to collect geometrical and structural data of buildings by different stakeholders (citizens and practitioners). This data was then employed to produce fragility curves using the mechanics-based procedure SP-BELA. To estimate seismic risk, the developed fragility model was combined with a hazard curve for the corresponding location. The described procedure is implemented in a WebGIS platform that allows to georeference and assess the surveyed buildings and define retrofitting strategies. Finally, the article carries out a comparison between the fragility curves of buildings in Nablus and the ones calculated for similar building typologies within a UNDP Jordan project aiming at the integrated risk assessment in Wadi Musa and surroundings.