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- Title
Die globale Gesundheitsbelastung durch Bauwerksversagen.
- Authors
Proske, Dirk
- Abstract
The global burden of structural collapse In this article, the global health burden of structural collapse is determined. For this purpose, mean ratios of buildings to inhabitants are determined and applied to the total population, subdivided into industrialized and developing countries. Based on known collapse frequencies of structures, mean annual worldwide collapse frequencies of structures are determined. The average number of victims is then used to estimate worldwide victim numbers, considering not only fatalities but also injuries. These casualties are converted into lost life years, which are often used as a measure of the health burden. In addition, the gain in life years is also estimated.
- Subjects
STRUCTURAL failures; DEVELOPING countries; WORLD health; EFFECT of earthquakes on buildings
- Publication
Bautechnik, 2020, Vol 97, Issue 4, p233
- ISSN
0932-8351
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/bate.201900015