Structural risk management of disasters

In this thesis, an expert system that evaluates the risk of damage of buildings during an earthquake is studied. The system asks some critical questions about the ground type and structural properties of the buildings. The answers to these questions are evaluated to conclude on the risk of damage of the buildings and advise for the necessary precautions to decrease the damage of the building to the user. The rules and parameters are determined due to a predefined knowledgebase and utilized in the expert system called, Structural Risk Management of Disaster prepared by the software Exsys Corvid. This expert system may be used in determining the risk of damage of buildings including government buildings, hospitals, residences etc. The determination of the risk of damage is important to get ready for any possible earthquake. Keywords: Risk Management, Expert Systems