[en] Belgium is located in a region in which damaging earthquakes exist. Assessing the risks for the society caused by this seismic activity is complex but useful.
We propose in this paper the concept of a general tool for a first level assessment of seismic risks aiming a rapid identification of problematic buildings in a given area. General methodological aspects are presented. For a building, the risk is represented by a volume in a multi-dimensional space. This space is defined by axes representing the main parameters that have an influence on the risk. We are Seismic Risk 2008 - Earthquakes in North-Western Europe especially developing the assessment of the Belgian buildings vulnerability. We also express the importance of including a parameter to consider the specific value of cultural heritage.
Then we apply the proposed tool to analyze and compare methods of seismic risk assessment used in Belgium. They differ by the spatial scale of the studied area. Study cases for the whole Belgian Territory and for parts of cities in Liège and Mons (Be) aim also to give an overview of the overall risk in Belgium.
Disciplines :
Civil engineering
Author, co-author :
Camelbeeck, T.
Degée, Hervé ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département ArGEnCo > Département ArGEnCo
Wilquin, H.
Sabbe, A.
Barszez, A.-M.
Language :
English
Title :
Seismic risk in Belgium for ordinary buildings: methodological aspects and study cases
Publication date :
2008
Event name :
Conference "Seismi Risk - Earthquakes in North-Western Europe"
Audience :
International
Main work title :
Proceedings of the Conference "Seismi Risk - Earthquakes in North-Western Europe"
