To What Extent Can Engineering Reduce Seismic Risk?

Tolis, Stavros

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-394848-9.00020-1

Cited by 5 publications

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“…Human interventions can generally reduce seismic risk. Vulnerability can be minimized by applying advanced design and construction that is resistant to earthquakes (Tolis, 2014). Therefore, engineers play a critical role in reducing seismic vulnerabilities by providing sophisticated engineering solutions.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Seismic building design work process using building information modeling (BIM) technology for Malaysian Government projects

Mahamood

Fathi

2022

IJDRBE

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Purpose This paper aims to improve the seismic building design (SBD) work process for Malaysian Government projects. Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured interviews were virtually conducted to a small sample size of internal and external stakeholders from the Malaysian Government technical agency. There were seven of them, comprising Structural Engineers, an Architect, a Quantity Surveyor and consultants-linked government projects. The respondents have at least five years of experience in building design and construction. Findings The paper evaluates the current SBD work process in the government technical agency. There were four main elements that appear to need to be improved, specifically in the design stage: limitations in visualization, variation of works, data management and coordination. Research limitations/implications This study was limited to Malaysian Government building projects and covered a small sample size. Therefore, further research is recommended to extend to other government agencies or ministries to obtain better results. Furthermore, the findings and proposal for improvements to the SBD work process can also be replicated for other similar disasters resilience projects. Practical implications The findings and proposal for improvements to the SBD work process can also be replicated for other similar disasters resilience projects. Social implications This study was limited to government building projects and covered a small sample size. Therefore, further research is recommended to extend to other government agencies or ministries to obtain better results. Furthermore, the findings and proposal for improvements to the SBD work process can also be replicated for other similar disasters resilience projects. Originality/value This study provides an initial step to introduce the potential of building information modeling for SBD in implementing Malaysian Government projects. It will be beneficial both pre-and post-disaster and is a significant step toward a resilient infrastructure and community.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Seismic building design work process using building information modeling (BIM) technology for Malaysian Government projects

Mahamood

Fathi

2022

IJDRBE

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“…The main goal of earthquake engineers is to ensure that a designed structure can resist a given level of ground motion while maintaining a desired level of performance (e.g., Tolis, 2014). But how can one quantify the level of ground shaking used to perform this analysis?…”

Section: Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Assessmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Role of Microzonation in Estimating Earthquake Risk

Parvez

Rosset²

2014

Earthquake Hazard, Risk and Disasters

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“…The primary output of a PSHA is an estimated hazard curve, a key engineering tool for the quantitative understanding of seismic hazard and subsequently reducing risk (Tolis, 2014). The abscissa of an estimated hazard curve is an amplitude of ground motion, and the ordinate is the exceedance rate of the ground motion.…”

Section: Hazard Curvesmentioning

confidence: 99%