A seismic hazard analysis developed during 2011-2013 by the Geophysical Institute of Peru and supported by the World Bank for Peru is presented. Event information updated [...]

The Manual of Civil Structures (MOC), a model design code in Mexico, is in an updating process. The new version for this code will be published at the end of 2008. A majo [...]

A use of optimal design was done to determine the level of security that has to be yielded in the new version on the Seismic Design Chapter of the Mexican Handbook of Civ [...]

We propose an equation that correlates the seismic parameters of peak ground motion acceleration (Amax) and velocity (Vmax) commonly used to estimate damage to pipelines, [...]

The Disaster Deficit Index (DDI) measures disaster country risk from a macroeconomic and financial perspective, according to possible future catastrophic events. The DDI [...]

A specific catastrophic risk model has been developed to evaluate, building by building, the probabilistic losses and pure premiums of different portfolios, taking into a [...]

The application of a linear multivariate Bayesian regression model to compute pseudoacceleration (SA) attenuation relationships is presented. The model is able to include [...]

A probabilistic approach to estimate the expected seismic physical damage of existing buildings in urban areas is presented. The main steps of the procedure are seismic h [...]