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Abstract
The subject of this research is to explore the Rapid assessment of the seismic vulnerability of public use buildings. The method of first degree pre-earthquake control of structures that has been developed in Greece is analyzed. Particular attention is given to the Rapid Visual Control administered by the Anti-Earthquake Planning and Protection Organization in our country
and graphs generated by our involvement with this program are presented. Finally, we briefly evaluate the Rapid Visual Control of Anti-Earthquake Planning and Protection Organization based on real damage data is evaluated.
The aim of this research is to present the available background of the subject of rapid vulnerability assessment of structures and to make conclusions for the further development
that can be realized on the issues of evaluation of the seismic vulnerability of public and
community use buildings in Greece.
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Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the behaviour of scaled geotechnical models subjected to seismic loading. Several slope models were built and tested at the APS 400 Electro-Seis force generator, with a variety of specific characteristics and in particular (a) dry or semi-submerged, (b) with steep or minor slope inclination, (c) unreinforced or incorporating soil reinforcement, and (d) incorporating a pipe, aiming to simulate a scaled pipeline. The monitoring tools / methods utilized were (a) optical fibre sensors, aiming to strain recordings inside the slope models (b) the Digital Image Correlation (DIC) technique, in order to capture the failure mechanisms, and (c) accelerometer for the recording of the acceleration levels imposed.