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Application of fuzzy theory on earthquake damage rate estimation of buildings

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Variations between earthquakes result in many factors that influence post-earthquake building damage (e.g., ground motion parameters, building structure, site information, and quality of construction). Consequently, it is necessary to develop an appropriate building damage-rate estimation model. The building damage survey data were recorded and constructed into files by the Architecture and Building Research Institute (ABRI), Taiwan for the 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake in the Nantou region as a basis for developing a building damage rate estimation model by applying fuzzy theory to express the fragility curves of buildings as a membership function. Empirical verification was performed using post-earthquake building damage data in the Taichung city that suffered relatively severe damage. Results indicate that fuzzy theory can be applied to predict building damage rates and that the estimated results are similar to actual disaster figures. Prediction of disaster damage using building damage rates can provide a reference for immediate disaster response during earthquakes and for regular disaster prevention and rescue planning.

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  1. Graduate Institute of Engineering Technology, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, 106, China

    Yang-wei Shao  (邵扬威), Shih-feng Kao  (高士峰) & Chi-jan Huang  (黄麒然)

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, China University of Science and Technology, Taipei, 115, China

    Yu-shiang Wu  (吴玉祥)

  3. Graduate Institute of Civil and Disaster Prevention Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, 106, China

    Kuan-yung Chang  (张宽勇)

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Foundation item: Project(93-2625-Z-027-006) supported by the National Science Council of Taipei, China

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Shao, Yw., Wu, Ys., Kao, Sf. et al. Application of fuzzy theory on earthquake damage rate estimation of buildings. J. Cent. South Univ. 21, 2454–2459 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11771-014-2199-6

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