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Building damage assessment after the Riviera del Brenta tornado, northeast Italy

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A tornado with severe intensity hit the municipalities of Pianiga, Dolo and Mira close to Venice, northeast Italy, causing damages on a wide number of residential and industrial buildings and destroying some historical villas. In this study, the authors show the results of the damage assessment survey performed in the first days after the occurrence of the extreme event. Limited literature deals with damage assessment of European building types due to wind actions, and the available one does not consider building vulnerability as key factor in the structural response of existing structures subject to tornado hazard. In this paper, structural damages surveyed in reinforced concrete frame structures and masonry buildings, representative of common Italian building types, are critically discussed. Additionally, this work provides a database of past tornado events in northeast Italy, evidencing how the analyzed area has been found to be quite prone to tornado hazard.

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Acknowledgements

Authors wish to thank Eng. Roberto Tonellato, Eng. Roberto Taranta and Eng. Luca Soppelsa from the Regione Veneto—Settore Protezione Civile, the Municipalities of Pianiga, Dolo and Mira, A.GE.PRO association and the local professional associations of Engineers and Architects. A particular thank to Eng. Daniele Cascella for his valuable help in data processing.

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    Mariano Angelo Zanini, Lorenzo Hofer, Flora Faleschini & Carlo Pellegrino

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Appendix

Appendix

 

Municipality

Day

Month

Year

Region

F-scale

1

Venezia

11

9

1970

Veneto

F4

2

Enego

24

7

1983

Veneto

F2

3

Bibione

21

7

1997

Veneto

F2

4

Cerea-Legnago

18

6

2003

Veneto

F0

5

Gaianigo

5

7

2004

Veneto

F0

6

Vicenza-Bertesina

20

8

2004

Veneto

F1

7

Montecchio Precalcino

13

8

2004

Veneto

F2

8

Caorle

21

8

2004

Veneto

F1

9

Asolo

29

6

2006

Veneto

F1

10

Venezia

28

7

2006

Veneto

F1

11

Pontelongo

28

7

2006

Veneto

F1

12

Mogliano

28

7

2006

Veneto

F1

13

Portogruaro

5

5

2007

Veneto

F0

14

Farra d’Alpago

9

7

2007

Veneto

F2

15

Padova

6

7

2008

Veneto

F1

16

Zermeghedo

19

3

2009

Veneto

F1

17

Bovolenta

29

4

2009

Veneto

F0

18

Candiana

29

4

2009

Veneto

F0

19

Riese Pio X

6

6

2009

Veneto

F3

20

Madonna di Lourdes

29

8

2009

Veneto

F0

21

Merlara

29

8

2009

Veneto

F1

22

Fossò

19

6

2010

Veneto

F2

23

Porto Secco-Pellestrina

23

7

2010

Veneto

F2

24

Montecchio Maggiore

8

11

2010

Veneto

F1

25

Cerro Veronese

27

5

2011

Veneto

F1

26

Venezia-Treporti-Cavallino-Torre di Fine

12

6

2012

Veneto

F1

27

Brugine

27

4

2013

Veneto

F0

28

Mirabella

25

5

2013

Veneto

F0

29

Villorba

23

3

2014

Veneto

F0

30

Maserada sul Piave

23

3

2014

Veneto

F1

31

Canda

27

4

2014

Veneto

F0

32

Cavarzere

23

5

2014

Veneto

F0

33

Sant’ Appollinare Veneto

12

7

2014

Veneto

F1

34

Caposile

23

8

2014

Veneto

F1

35

Melara

13

10

2014

Veneto

F3

36

Mira

8

7

2015

Veneto

F4

37

San Giorgio in Bosco

21

7

1895

Veneto

F1

38

Isola di Burano

23

7

1932

Veneto

F2

39

Porto Levante

4

10

1893

Veneto

F2

40

Porto Viro

16

7

1933

Veneto

F0

41

Padova

10

7

1939

Veneto

F1

42

Vicenza

9

8

1948

Veneto

F1

43

Rovigo

24

8

1953

Veneto

F3

44

Lignano Sabbiadoro

19

7

1981

Veneto

F0

45

Polesella

19

7

1892

Veneto

F2

46

Boara Polesine

8

6

1990

Veneto

F2

47

Ramodipalo

24

6

1993

Veneto

F2

48

Cadoneghe

7

7

2001

Veneto

F2

49

Ormelle

25

7

2006

Veneto

F1

50

Quinto-Morgano

14

9

2015

Veneto

F1

51

Montello

24

7

1930

Veneto

F5

52

Pasian Schiavonesco

25

7

1884

Friuli Venezia Giulia

F1

53

Duino

21

9

1964

Friuli Venezia Giulia

F1

54

Trieste

1

9

1994

Friuli Venezia Giulia

F0

55

Capriva del Friuli

27

8

1971

Friuli Venezia Giulia

F2

56

Palmanova-Castions di Strada

27

8

1971

Friuli Venezia Giulia

F1

57

San Quirino

4

6

1999

Friuli Venezia Giulia

F2

58

Fagagna

26

3

2001

Friuli Venezia Giulia

F0

59

Sgonico

21

8

2014

Friuli Venezia Giulia

F1

60

Carlino

4

4

1979

Friuli Venezia Giulia

F1

61

Ronchi dei Legionari

31

8

1980

Friuli Venezia Giulia

F1

62

Aiello del Friuli

19

7

1981

Friuli Venezia Giulia

F2

63

Bannia

21

8

1988

Friuli Venezia Giulia

F2

64

Brugnera

4

8

2001

Friuli Venezia Giulia

F0

65

Prata di Pordenone

5

8

2001

Friuli Venezia Giulia

F1

66

Ragogna

5

8

2001

Friuli Venezia Giulia

F1

67

Sacile

9

8

2001

Friuli Venezia Giulia

F2

68

Pasiano

10

8

2001

Friuli Venezia Giulia

F0

69

San Leonardo

28

8

2003

Friuli Venezia Giulia

F1

70

Gemona

29

8

2003

Friuli Venezia Giulia

F1

71

Strassoldo

26

8

2004

Friuli Venezia Giulia

F1

72

Gorizia

25

7

2006

Friuli Venezia Giulia

F1

73

Rigolato

26

7

2006

Friuli Venezia Giulia

F1

74

Cassacco

9

12

2006

Friuli Venezia Giulia

F2

75

Sarone di Caneva

9

12

2006

Friuli Venezia Giulia

F1

76

S. Michele in Tagliamento-Manzano

26

5

2007

Friuli Venezia Giulia

F1

77

Cornadella

20

7

2008

Friuli Venezia Giulia

F0

78

Orcenico Superiore

6

6

2009

Friuli Venezia Giulia

F2

79

Dignano

11

5

2014

Friuli Venezia Giulia

F0

80

Bagnaria Arsa

27

5

2014

Friuli Venezia Giulia

F1

81

Aviano

27

4

2015

Friuli Venezia Giulia

F0

82

Majano

4

8

1979

Friuli Venezia Giulia

F1

83

Longara

17

6

1869

Emilia Romagna

F1

84

San Ruffino

9

8

1874

Emilia Romagna

F0

85

Portomaggiore

21

4

1937

Emilia Romagna

F0

86

Fiorenzuola d’Arda-Torricella di Sissa

4

7

1965

Emilia Romagna

F3

87

Cadelbosco e Cella

17

7

1997

Emilia Romagna

F1

88

Samboseto

10

8

1999

Emilia Romagna

F1

89

Vicomero e Trecasali (Parma)

8

7

2000

Emilia Romagna

F2

90

Roncalceci

3

7

1979

Emilia Romagna

F1

91

Poggio Renatico

24

9

1981

Emilia Romagna

F1

92

San Felice sul Panaro

26

8

1985

Emilia Romagna

F0

93

Ferrara

19

6

1997

Emilia Romagna

F2

94

Gonzaga

6

6

2002

Emilia Romagna

F0

95

Ravenna

25

7

2004

Emilia Romagna

F0

96

Ostellato

3

4

2006

Emilia Romagna

F0

97

Ferrara

3

8

2006

Emilia Romagna

F1

98

Ferrara

7

6

2007

Emilia Romagna

F1

99

Cozzano

29

10

2008

Emilia Romagna

F2

100

Castel San Pietro terme

9

8

2011

Emilia Romagna

F0

101

Cadelbosco di Spora

31

3

2010

Emilia Romagna

F1

102

San Giorgio di Piano

3

5

2013

Emilia Romagna

F3

103

Mirandola

3

5

2013

Emilia Romagna

F2

104

Castelfranco Emilia

3

5

2013

Emilia Romagna

F2

105

Nonantola

30

4

2014

Emilia Romagna

F2

106

Pinarella di Cervia

25

7

2015

Emilia Romagna

F0

107

Badia Polesine

22

6

1958

Emilia Romagna

F2

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Zanini, M.A., Hofer, L., Faleschini, F. et al. Building damage assessment after the Riviera del Brenta tornado, northeast Italy. Nat Hazards 86, 1247–1273 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-017-2741-6

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