Estimating Fatality Rates for Earthquake Loss Models

• Main Author: So, Emily (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences,
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Natural disasters.; Statistics.; Buildings > Design and construction.; Building.; Construction.; Engineering, Architectural.; Structural materials.; Earth Sciences.; Natural Hazards.; Building Construction.; Structural Materials.; Statistics for Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Earth Sciences.

This manuscript sets out a process for estimating fatalities in collapsed buildings due to ground shaking in an earthquake. The aim of this research is to supplement current earthquake loss estimation with fatality rates (percentage of occupants killed) for use in models which are based on recent em...