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Earthquakes and Structures Volume 29, Number 1, July 2025 , pages 41-51 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/eas.2025.29.1.041 |
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Seismic vulnerability and loss assessment of buildings using mobile technology |
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Radhikesh P. Nanda, Damarla Rithwez and Kumbla Anupa Nayak
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| Abstract | ||
| Seismic vulnerability and loss estimation is an essential initial step toward taking appropriate actions for disaster mitigation and requires computational tools. Mobile technology has now become an integral part of human life. The present study proposes a user-friendly and multipurpose Android app, SVLA_IND, for Rapid Visual Screening (RVS) and estimating the seismic losses of existing buildings. A step-wise procedure is described, considering India's common building typology. However, it can be modified for other building typologies used worldwide. It was observed that the Android app gives vulnerability and loss estimation during a walk-down survey to a premier educational institute campus in India with different building inventories within a few minutes to a fingertip. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| building risk; loss estimation; mobile technology; seismic vulnerability | ||
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| Department of Civil Engineering, NIT Durgapur, Durgapur-713209, India | ||