Field Manual for Post-Earthquake Damage and Safety Assessment and Short Term Countermeasures (AeDES)

Field manual for post-earthquake damage and safety assessment and short term countermeasures (aedes)

Rosario Ceravolo (Politecnico di Torino)

The report presented in this lesson aims at contributing to a harmonized approach in Europe for damage assessment, short term countermeasures for damage limitation and evaluation of the post earthquake usability of ordinary buildings.

It results from the Italian long and recent experiences (Assisi, San Giuliano di Puglia) on post-earthquake assessment and tagging of buildings, and is considered important as there has been a sustained progress in Italy in this field, which can be shared with other European / Mediterranean countries with similar constructions.