Vulnerability and risk analysis of monuments in Málaga city’s historical centre (Southern Spain)

a b s t r a c tA simplified risk assessment framework specifically developed for built immovable cultural heritage assets is proposed. The framework addresses all the components in a risk analysis and can be used as a screening procedure for the preliminary assessment of a large number of assets with limited resources. Furthermore, the framework can also be used to identify cultural heritage assets that require a more refined and resource demanding risk evaluation. The proposed risk analysis framework falls into the category of qualitative methods and is based on an existing approach developed for the vulnerability assessment of critical infrastructures. The qualitative risk analysis of the proposed methodology is based on a set of structured assessment flowcharts that address the main components of a risk analysis: the likelihood of the hazard, the vulnerability of the asset to the hazard, the consequences of the hazard, the loss of value of the asset and the capacity to recover from the event. To illustrate the applicability of the proposed methodology, an application example is also presented for the case of seismic risk.

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“…In such cases, vulnerability analyses often involve methodologies where simplified assumptions are made, e.g. see [33][34][35][36][37].…”

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A framework for the simplified risk analysis of cultural heritage assets

Romão

Paupério

Pereira

2016

Journal of Cultural Heritage

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“…The analysis of this documentation has brought to light the existence of large documentary and informational gaps in terms of data for the calculation of seismic conditions at urban and architectural level. Although local studies have been carried out in provincial capitals such as Malaga [55], the micro-zoning work in the Andalusian territory cannot be considered to be general; there is therefore a deficit in the quantity and quality of this information.…”

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Action Protocols for Seismic Evaluation of Structures and Damage Restoration of Residential Buildings in Andalusia (Spain): “IT-Sismo” APP

et al. 2019

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The seismotectonic conditions of the Iberian Peninsula trigger the occurrence of earthquakes with an occasional periodicity, but with intensities greater than VI on the European macroseismic scale (EMS). For this reason, local action protocols are required in order to efficiently organise the technical inspections that must be carried out on a massive scale after events such as the earthquakes experienced in the Spanish cities of Lorca (2011) and Melilla (2016). This paper proposes the development of a set of documents for the evaluation and diagnosis of the state of existing buildings and infrastructure regarding seismic activity in Andalusia. With special attention paid to residential typology, approximations have been carried out to the normative context, to general comparatives, to particular analyses of a case studies selection, and to complementary approaches. The results have led to the establishment of two specific protocols. Firstly, the short-term guideline enables the classification of damage and risk levels, and the determination of what immediate interventions should be carried out through the generation of a preliminary on-site report. This activity can be performed by architects and engineers with the help of a mobile-device application (APP IT-Sismo Andalucía). Additionally, a long-term protocol provides calculation procedures and constructive solutions for the improvement of the seismic behaviour of affected buildings. Specially designed tests demonstrate the validity of the protocols and illustrate the need for information and communication technologies (ICT) tools in the evaluation of architectonic technical aspects.

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“…In these last years, this qualitative approach to the seismic vulnerability assessment of large groups of items has been extensively adopted also with reference to cultural goods [8,10,11]. Just like what happens in the assessment of immovable property, the quantitative evaluation of artistic heritage enables to monitor many samples of artifacts [12].…”

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Resimus: A Research Project on the Seismic Vulnerability of Museums’ Collections

Viti¹,

Tanganelli²

2019

Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (COM

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The art goods represent a priceless asset of the cultural and artistic identity of communities. Nevertheless, the seismic performance of museums' content is only rarely checked, despite the several losses occurred in the last earthquakes (Emilia Region 2012, Aquila 2009, Central Italy 2016). As a consequence, risk mitigation and management have been paying an increasing attention to artistic and cultural goods. Such artifacts, despite presenting an intrinsic vulnerability-due to their irregular shape, slenderness, fragility-rarely are adequately protected from earthquakes. The research project "RESIMUS" has developed in this scenario, and it focuses on the seismic vulnerability of the collections exposed in the Museum of Bargello in Florence. A special attention is paid to the role played by the staging on the seismic performance of the artifacts. The Museum of Bargello represents a privileged case-study, both for the importance and the value of its collections and for their staging variety. The staging adopted in the Museum, indeed, presents different types, materials, ages and dynamic properties, representing a special example of site-specific outfitting. The research project has involved different scientists and disciplines, providing results which concern the laserscanner survey of the objects, their classification according to the main mechanisms of collapse, the site-specific seismic input and the finite element modeling of some case-studies.

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Vulnerability and risk analysis of monuments in Málaga city’s historical centre (Southern Spain)

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A framework for the simplified risk analysis of cultural heritage assets

A framework for the simplified risk analysis of cultural heritage assets

Action Protocols for Seismic Evaluation of Structures and Damage Restoration of Residential Buildings in Andalusia (Spain): “IT-Sismo” APP

Resimus: A Research Project on the Seismic Vulnerability of Museums’ Collections

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