ASSESSING DAMAGE FOR HERKENBOSCH, THE NETHERLANDS, DUE TO THE ROERMOND EARTHQUAKE OF APRIL 13, 1992

During the April 13, 1992 Roermond earthquake the town of Herkenbosch suffered extensive damage. To examine the extent of the damage a door to door enquiry survey was carried out. 75% of the households replied to the survey, which is based on "yes" or "no" replies to questions on the residents' experience during the earthquake, the damage to their homes and other observations. The replies were entered into a database. Examples of selected replies are given to show their geographical distribution. The study requires further input data to enable more effective use of the information. To facilitate this, the present database is structured in a way that further information can be easily added; for example, reports from the "Rampenfonds" (Disaster Fund) survey, municipality information on house layouts and building details, and ground conditions. With sufficient data the survey should indicate which house styles or building methods are vulnerable to earthquake damage and identify those factors which influence such damage.

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  Computational Mechanics Publications

  Ashurst Lodge, Ashurst
  Southampton SO40 7AA,   United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • Maurenbrecher, P M
  • de Vries, G
• Conference:
  • Seventh International Conference on Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (SDEE 95)
  • Location: Crete, Greece
  • Date: 1995-5-24 to 1995-5-26
• Publication Date: 1995

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 397-404

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Assessments; Databases; Earthquakes; Loss and damage; Surveys
• Uncontrolled Terms: Seismic vulnerability
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Finance; Highways; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00760256
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 1853123153
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 17 1999 12:00AM