Abruzzo: Seismic vulnerability assessment of Town Halls and Schools
- Client National Emergency Preparedness Unit - Regione Abruzzo
- Site Teramo and Chieti
- Date of service 2007-2008
- Assignment Seismic Vulnerability Assessment
Aires Ingegneria, upon assignment received from the Regional Authority of Abruzzo (Public Works Division and Emergency Preparedness – Forecast Service and Risk Protection) performed the seismic vulnerability assessment of several buildings, where town halls and schools in the Municipalities of Perano, Gessopalena, Roccascalegna, Rapino, Atessa, Colledimezzo, Montelapiano, Pietraferrazzana, Tollo and Civitella del Tronto, in the provinces of Chieti and Teramo, are located.
The analysis performed has been carried out in compliance with the provisions of technical rules emaned with the Decree of the President of the Council of Ministers 3274/2003 and as amended or added, pursuant to the "Guidelines for the Assessment of the Seismic Resistance of the Strategic and Considerable Buildings", issued by the Regional Authority of Abruzzo and have been carried out with linear and non-linear numerical analyses.
For the processing of the Non Linear Static Analysis (Pushover), the structures of the masonry buildings have been outlined according to the model with "macroelements"; the reinforced concrete structures according to a model of the reinforced concrete sections "with fibers".
For all the buildings, the seismic vulnerability assessment has been carried out both in the current situation and in the assumption of structural retrofit interventions.