VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
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https://doi.org/10.11113/mjce.v26.15888Keywords:
Vulnerability, building construction site, seismic risk, analytical hierarchy processAbstract
The present study deals with a vulnerability assessment carried on several Algerian buildings construction projects belonging to different seismic zones. The parameters governing the vulnerability of such buildings construction projects are identified. The priority order of these parameters is set using the Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) method, while a Partial Vulnerability Index (PVI) is proposed, to allow the identification of the intrinsic vulnerability. Finally, to enable a classification of the buildings according to their seismic vulnerability, a Global Vulnerability Index (GVI) is developed. The efficiency of the method was shown through several cases study which highlighted most vulnerable parameters. A classification between the different projects was also performedReferences
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