Geotechnical seismic isolation using rubber-soil mixtures appears to be a promising alternative to protect structures deployed over large extensions of land, such as low- [...]

The Mw 8.3 earthquake that occurred on September 16th 2015 west of Illapel, Chile, ruptured a ~200 km section of the plate boundary between 29°S and 33°S. SAR data acqu [...]

In a post-disaster environment, hospitals play a critical role in healthcare services continuities to the population while effectively coping with eventual losses of func [...]

The September 16th 2015 Illapel, Chile, earthquake (M w 8.4) generated a good set of aftershock data that enabled us to develop and to validate a model for synthetic grou [...]

This paper describes the reconnaissance work conducted by researchers from the National Research Center for Integrated Natural Disaster Management (CIGIDEN) between Septe [...]

This paper reports on several findings that came up during the retrofit of an important 60,000 square meter industrial distribution facility using energy dissipation devi [...]

The adequate performance of critical infrastructure such as transportation, telecommunications, healthcare, and electric power systems are essential to the resilience of [...]

Major earthquakes may require people to evacuate immediately from buildings as recently observed in the 2015 M w 8.3 Illapel earthquake in Chile. The building may suffer [...]

Due to the taller reinforced concrete (RC) buildings that have been constructed in recent years, shear walls at lower levels are subjected to higher axial loads and bendi [...]

On April 1st, 2014, the 8.2 M w Pisagua earthquake affected the population in the north of Chile and generated disruption of services in the region. The largest effects o [...]