Evaluating Earthquake Losses Due to Ground Failure and Identifying Their Relative Contribution
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Earthquake-induced ground failure, in the form of liquefaction or slope instability, manifests itself as permanent ground deformation (PGD), which can cause significant damage to buildings and infrastructure. Current methodologies for the evaluation of ground failure related earthquake losses are considerably less advanced than those for ground shaking. Most existing damage scales do not incorporate foundation displacements caused by ground failure and there are few published fragility curves dealing with the damage distribution resulting from ground failure.
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