Effects of the 6th September 2002 earthquake: damage amplification in the south-eastern sector of Palermo explained by GIS technology

During the 6th September 2002 earthquake the highest damage level in Palermo was observed in the SE sector.
 This is a recent urbanization area where reinforced concrete structures predominate. A detailed analysis of soil
 properties in Palermo was carried out by City-GIS to investigate a possible role of nearsurface geology on earthquake
 effects. City-GIS is a tool dedicated to natural hazard evaluation in urban areas. The availability of high
 density of well log data (stratigraphic and geotechnical) allowed a realistic modeling of surface geology and
 physical-mechanical properties that control the seismic response. In wide zones of the above mentioned sector
 of…

Planning and design of underground works in a GIS framework