The key components for seismic risk assessment studies include hazard characterization, inventory of exposed assets and assessment of their vulnerability. In the recent y [...]

Earthquakes represent a serious threat for several European countries, particularly for Mediterranean bordering countries, where seismic events have been triggering signi [...]

The aim of this paper is to present and analyze regional losses in Azores islands, when past earthquake ground motions are considered, and to describe recent upgrades in [...]

The development of the Portuguese National Annexes of Eurocode 8 required the definition of a seismic zonation for Portugal. The goal of this paper is to present the appl [...]