Seismic vulnerability assessment of historical constructions in the state of Colima, Mexico
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2007-09Author
Preciado, Adolfo
Araiza, Juan Carlos
Orduña, Agustín
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The main purpose of this paper is to analyze and compare different qualitative methodologies to assess the seismic vulnerability of historical constructions in the State of Colima, which is located in a seismic area. The vulnerability is assessed by empirical methods, including the vulnerability class method (VCM) and the vulnerability index method (VIM), in order to perform preliminary indicators of expected damage levels that allow the local authorities to take measures oriented to disaster prevention. Results from the assessment using both methodologies of fifteen historical masonry buildings, most of them from XIX century, are compared with a real vulnerability index of every building from observed damage after the 2003 M7.6 Colima earthquake, according to the classification of damage in masonry buildings (EMS-98).University of Colima