The seismic sequence which started on August 24th, 2016, caused hundreds of casualties, damage and collapses in four regions of Central Italy (Lazio, Umbria, Abruzzo and Marche). The strongest event, which occurred on October 30th (Mw6.5), was forerun by four earthquakes with magnitude between 5.4 and 6.0. So far, a total of nine events with magnitude greater than or equal to 5.0 have taken place in the affected area. The earthquakes were caused by normal faults, all of them having NW–SE or NNW–SSE strike, approximately along the spine of the Apennine Mountains. The hypocentres of the events were at a shallow depth, between 8 and 10 km. The building stock in the affected area is mainly characterised by unreinforced masonry and reinforced concrete ordinary buildings, churches and historical constructions. Different municipalities, severely damaged, were not classified as seismic prone until 1981, or were originally attributed to a seismic zone with lower seismicity compared to the current one. This circumstance can explain, to a certain extent, the observed seismic response. In this study, aimed at interpreting the observed damage, the assessment of the damage potential of the ground motions recorded during the strongest events is performed by means of conventional and unconventional parameters. Specifically, elastic spectral demands, in terms of pseudo-accelerations, energies (equivalent velocity), displacements and rocking rotations are estimated, discussed and, whenever appropriate, compared with those of Italian seismic codes. Finally, different parameters related to the ground motion records destructiveness are calculated and compared with those obtained for other Italian earthquakes, highlighting how severe the 2016–2017 seismic sequence was.

Seismic demand of the 2016–2017 Central Italy earthquakes / Mollaioli, F.; Alshawa, O.; Liberatore, L.; Liberatore, D.; Sorrentino, L.. - In: BULLETIN OF EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING. - ISSN 1570-761X. - (2018), pp. 1-21. [10.1007/s10518-018-0449-y]

Seismic demand of the 2016–2017 Central Italy earthquakes

Mollaioli, F.
;
AlShawa, O.;Liberatore, L.;Liberatore, D.;Sorrentino, L.
2018

Abstract

The seismic sequence which started on August 24th, 2016, caused hundreds of casualties, damage and collapses in four regions of Central Italy (Lazio, Umbria, Abruzzo and Marche). The strongest event, which occurred on October 30th (Mw6.5), was forerun by four earthquakes with magnitude between 5.4 and 6.0. So far, a total of nine events with magnitude greater than or equal to 5.0 have taken place in the affected area. The earthquakes were caused by normal faults, all of them having NW–SE or NNW–SSE strike, approximately along the spine of the Apennine Mountains. The hypocentres of the events were at a shallow depth, between 8 and 10 km. The building stock in the affected area is mainly characterised by unreinforced masonry and reinforced concrete ordinary buildings, churches and historical constructions. Different municipalities, severely damaged, were not classified as seismic prone until 1981, or were originally attributed to a seismic zone with lower seismicity compared to the current one. This circumstance can explain, to a certain extent, the observed seismic response. In this study, aimed at interpreting the observed damage, the assessment of the damage potential of the ground motions recorded during the strongest events is performed by means of conventional and unconventional parameters. Specifically, elastic spectral demands, in terms of pseudo-accelerations, energies (equivalent velocity), displacements and rocking rotations are estimated, discussed and, whenever appropriate, compared with those of Italian seismic codes. Finally, different parameters related to the ground motion records destructiveness are calculated and compared with those obtained for other Italian earthquakes, highlighting how severe the 2016–2017 seismic sequence was.
2018
Displacement; Energy; Intensity measures; Pseudo-acceleration; Rocking; Strong ground motion; Civil and Structural Engineering; Building and Construction; Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology; Geophysics
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Seismic demand of the 2016–2017 Central Italy earthquakes / Mollaioli, F.; Alshawa, O.; Liberatore, L.; Liberatore, D.; Sorrentino, L.. - In: BULLETIN OF EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING. - ISSN 1570-761X. - (2018), pp. 1-21. [10.1007/s10518-018-0449-y]
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