The geotechnical characteristics of a site for a strong motion station have a substantial bearing on understanding the recorded data and its usefulness. Latin American co [...]

Bogotá, a megacity with almost 8 million inhabitants is prone to a significant earthquake hazard due to nearby active faults as well as subduction megathrust earthquakes [...]

The extent of damage in a city, in case of strong earthquakes, can be estimated from the results of the seismic vulnerability of its most common construction type. The ai [...]

Mexico is located in a high seismic activity region, where moderate to large earthquakes have happened in the past that have caused casualties and structural damage. Over [...]

Supplemental damping is being used for seismic damage control purposes in the retrofit of existing and the design of new buildings. In this paper this goal is achieved by [...]

This paper presents a general description of a new integrated hazard analysis methodology to study interdependencies among critical infrastructures. This research project [...]

Operational and Functional Components (OFC) are those elements in a building that are required for its normal function and operation. In recent earthquakes it has become [...]