Abstract
The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the building stock classification in the Cambridge Earthquake Impact Database (CEQID). It is shown that the existing building classes vary widely in the way they are labelled and described. The inconsistencies among these building classes, as well as the current approach of circumventing these issues by constructing super-classes, are discussed. The enormous variation and the ambiguity of the current building stock classification demonstrate the need for a standardized building taxonomy.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Pavia, Italy |
| Publisher | GEM Foundation |
| Commissioning body | Global Earthquake Consequences Database, GEM Foundation |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Publication status | Published - Feb 2011 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- building stocks
- classification
- earthquake
- database
- building class
- damage