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Structural damage in the cities of Reggiolo and Carpi after the earthquake on May 2012 in Emilia Romagna

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This paper addresses the structural damage to the main buildings of the cities of Reggiolo and Carpi after the primary earthquake shocks on May 20th and 29th, 2012, in Emilia Romagna. The damage survey, performed via form-based methods, highlights the different seismic behaviour of several types of buildings, especially those having historical features, and the consequences of the damage in terms of costs. Moreover, an analysis of some failure mechanisms activated in Reggiolo enables the evaluation of the local peak ground acceleration, due to the soil amplification.

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The authors acknowledge the Italian Civil Defense, through the RELUIS Consortium, Project—Line AT1-Task 1.1 (2010–2013), the government of the Tuscany Region and the municipalities of Reggiolo and Carpi, for their helpful support.

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  1. Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory, Departmentt of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 205 North Mathews Ave., Urbana, IL, 61801-2352, USA

    Marco Andreini

  2. Department of Energy, Systems, Territory and Constructions Engineering, University of Pisa, Largo L. Lazzarino, 1, 56126 , Pisa, Italy

    Anna De Falco & Mauro Sassu

  3. Lehrstuhl für Baustatik und Baudynamik, RWTH Aachen, Mies-van-der-Rohe-Straße 1, 52074 , Aachen, Germany

    Linda Giresini

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Andreini, M., De Falco, A., Giresini, L. et al. Structural damage in the cities of Reggiolo and Carpi after the earthquake on May 2012 in Emilia Romagna. Bull Earthquake Eng 12, 2445–2480 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10518-014-9660-7

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