Abstract
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.
Highlights
The seismotectonic conditions of the Iberian Peninsula provoke the intermittent occurrence of earthquakes with intensity values higher than IV on the European macroseismic scale (EMS) [1]
The first step of the evaluation concerns the preliminary work that has been proved to be easy to implement for any residential building, and most importantly, it can be used by non-experts with few resources, so that in case of seismic event it is a more efficient way to cover the evaluation of a greater number of affected cases
application for mobile devices (APP), facilitates the inspection and speeds up the institutional management of the post-catastrophe files that are generated during the process
Summary
The seismotectonic conditions of the Iberian Peninsula provoke the intermittent occurrence of earthquakes with intensity values higher than IV on the European macroseismic scale (EMS) [1]. Within this geographic framework, the autonomous community of Andalusia presents especially high risk values in the areas linked to the mountain ranges of the Baetic system (Sierra Bética). The autonomous community of Andalusia presents especially high risk values in the areas linked to the mountain ranges of the Baetic system (Sierra Bética) This issue can be checked analysing the earthquake recurrence data in this area [2,3], which is one of the most populated regions in Spain with more than eight million inhabitants and an area close to 90,000 km. The earthquake that occurred in Melilla left no fatalities, but the constructive damage experienced was very high [6,7,8]
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