System Identification and Seismic Assessment Modeling Implications for Italian School Buildings

Extensive damage to school buildings has been observed during past earthquakes in Italy, with the 2002 Molise earthquake resulting in the complete collapse of a school building, leading to numerous casualties. In this paper, data provided by instruments installed in a number of school buildings throughout Italy from both ambient vibration and triggered dynamic vibration following the 2016 Central Italy earthquake are compared with predictions …