Microzonation of seismic risk in a low-rise Latin American city based on the macroseismic evaluation of the vulnerability of residential buildings: Colima city, México

A macroseismic methodology of seismic risk microzonation in a low-rise city based on the vulnerability of residential buildings is proposed and applied to Colima city, Mexico. The seismic risk microzonation for Colima consists of two elements: the mapping of residential blocks according to their vul...

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Main Authors: V. M. Zobin, A. A. Cruz-Bravo, F. Ventura-Ramírez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2010-06-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/10/1347/2010/nhess-10-1347-2010.pdf