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Low-cost seismic protection systems in developing countries

keywords BASE ISOLATION, EARTHQUAKE, MASONRY BUILDINGS, RESILIENCE, STRUCTURAL CONTROL

Reference persons GIAN PAOLO CIMELLARO

External reference persons Khalid Mosalam, Professor Univ. of California Berkeley, Director of PEER, https://ce.berkeley.edu/people/faculty/mosalam

Research Groups https://areeweb.polito.it/drsil/, https://peer.berkeley.edu/, https://staff.polito.it/gianpaolo.cimellaro/index.html

Thesis type EXPERIMENTAL AND SIMULATION

Description In developing countries, the death toll from earthquakes is high, although systems exist to mitigate the most disastrous effects. However, these techniques are very expensive and often not economically viable. The thesis analyzes low-cost seismic protection systems for developing countries, comparing them and highlighting their ability to reduce seismic risk through a cost-benefit analysis.

Deadline 18/10/2025      PROPONI LA TUA CANDIDATURA