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A reliability-based method for taking into account snowfall return period in the design of buildings in avalanche-prone areas

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  • Valerio De Biagi

    (Politecnico di Torino)

  • Monica Barbero

    (Politecnico di Torino)

  • Mauro Borri-Brunetto

    (Politecnico di Torino)

Abstract

For many natural hazards, design codes include simple approaches, based on semi-probabilistic methods, which allow the engineer to check the structural safety of the construction. This framework implements the socioeconomic optimization of the resources to be used to build construction works. At present no simple approaches have been formulated for snow avalanche hazard. Recent research focuses on fully probabilistic assessment of structural safety, aimed at the estimation of the failure probability of the element at risk. This strategy requires a large amount of data and complex simulation techniques. In order to propose the implementation of snow avalanche hazard into the framework of modern design codes, we suggest an approach based on different avalanche scenarios with different snowfall return periods depending on the consequences of failure of the designed construction.

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  • Valerio De Biagi & Monica Barbero & Mauro Borri-Brunetto, 2016. "A reliability-based method for taking into account snowfall return period in the design of buildings in avalanche-prone areas," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 81(3), pages 1901-1912, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:nathaz:v:81:y:2016:i:3:d:10.1007_s11069-016-2161-z
    DOI: 10.1007/s11069-016-2161-z
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    Cited by:

    1. Qian Li & Liutong Chen & Zhengtao Yan & Yingjun Xu, 2022. "Exploration of Copula Models Use in Risk Assessment for Freezing and Snow Events: A Case Study in Southern China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(5), pages 1-12, February.
    2. Valerio De Biagi & Maria Lia Napoli & Monica Barbero, 2017. "A quantitative approach for the evaluation of rockfall risk on buildings," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 88(2), pages 1059-1086, September.

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