Findings on Earthquake Engineering Reported by Investigators at University of Naples Federico II (Reconstruction process of damaged residential…

Findings on Earthquake Engineering Reported by Investigators at University of Naples Federico II (Reconstruction process of damaged residential buildings outside historical centres after the L'Aquila earthquake: part I-"light damage" ...)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Journal of Engineering -- Current study results on Engineering - Earthquake Engineering have been published. According to news originating from Naples, Italy, by VerticalNews correspondents, research stated, "Assessment of the seismic damage and usability of the building stock started a few days after the L'Aquila earthquake in order to evaluate the safety conditions of the buildings concerned. Several ordinances of the Prime Minister were issued to regulate the reconstruction process."

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from the University of Naples Federico II, "In particular, based also on damage level, the procedures for repair, strengthening or demolition/reconstruction of residential buildings were established with the definition of relevant state funding. For each damaged building, practitioners engaged by property owners designed repair and strengthening interventions and then computed the corresponding costs. These projects were the technical basis for funding applications that owners submitted to the government. Technical and financial information collected during the approval procedure of such applications allowed compilation of a database regarding 5775 residential buildings damaged by the L'Aquila earthquake. The present study examines the restoration policy and the procedures regulating the reconstruction process of residential property outside city centres. In particular, the data related to the first phase of the reconstruction process (the so-called 'light damage' reconstruction) to recover the usability of slightly damaged buildings are illustrated."

According to the news editors, the research concluded: "The discussion focuses on the time-to-approval of funding applications and on the public contributions granted for repair and local strengthening works."

For more information on this research see: Reconstruction process of damaged residential buildings outside historical centres after the L'Aquila earthquake: part I-"light damage" reconstruction. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 2017;15(2):667-692. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering can be contacted at: Springer, Van Godewijckstraat 30, 3311 Gz Dordrecht, Netherlands. (Springer - www.springer.com; Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering - www.springerlink.com/content/1570-761x/)

The news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained from M. Di Ludovico, University of Naples Federico II, Dept. of Struct Engn & Architecture, I-80125 Naples, Italy. Additional authors for this research include A. Prota, C. Moroni, G. Manfredi and M. Dolce.

Keywords for this news article include: Naples, Italy, Europe, Earthquake Engineering, Engineering, University of Naples Federico II.

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