Estudio y análisis de la vulnerabilidad sísmica de la ciudad de Riobamba: cálculo de índices de vulnerabilidad de las diferentes tipologías estructúrales determinadas en la zona 2 de estudio identificada en la ciudad de Riobamba.

Abstract

After the seismic event that occurred on the Ecuadorian coast in March 2016, there has been a growing interest in the academic community to carry out research that reflects the seismic vulnerability of buildings in Ecuador, given that it is located in a highly seismic area. For this reason, this study aims to explain in a simple way "The Study of Seismic Vulnerability in Zone 2 of the city of Riobamba", as it is one of the most important and oldest cities in the country. As a result, there was an interest in determining how vulnerable its buildings would be in the event of an earthquake and thus obtain an indicator that would allow authorities to make the appropriate decisions. This study was carried out using the Giovinazzi and Lagomarsino method, as well as various computer software that allowed for the collection and processing of information obtained. Furthermore, the representative sample of houses was evaluated using the simple random sampling criterion, and the data was subsequently processed using the mentioned method. As a result, a detailed map of Zone 2 of the city of Riobamba was produced, which describes the vulnerability of structures through a color scale.