Athens Earthquake of 7 September 1999: Intensity Measures and Observed Damages
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This paper presents an acceleration parameter study of the 1999 Athens earthquake, and it discusses the capabilities of various acceleration parameters to describe the seismic damage potential. In addition, the destructive consequences of the earthquake are exemplarily displayed by several structural failures. The analysis results have shown that the seismic parameters of the Athens earthquake exhibit a great dispersion in the results. Both low and high numerical values have been observed for all the examined engineering parameters, due to different geological conditions. The structural failures may be attributed first to the proximity of the epicentre to the urban area, and in several cases, to the high vulnerability of the structures due to poor structural detailing and inappropriate construction.
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