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Managing earthquake risk: unreinforced masonry building database

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Research theme

Situational awareness

Project type

Core research

Project status

In progress

This project aims to reduce the risk posed by unreinforced masonry buildings to people during an earthquake. The research will develop a national database of unreinforced masonry buildings through new technology and techniques to better understand and mitigate earthquake risk.   

Research team
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Dr Hossein Derakhshan
Research leader
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Dr Dimity Miller
Researcher
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Dr Alan Woodley
Researcher
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A/Prof Craig O'Neill
Researcher
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Dr Tatheer Zahra
Researcher
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Prof Mark Masia
Researcher
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Dr Nouman Khattak
Researcher
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Dr Syed Ghaseminia
Researcher
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Dr Jane Sexton
End-user
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Matthew Dyer
End-user
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Jeremy Stubbs
End-user
Project details

Earthquakes globally have highlighted the risk older buildings with unreinforced masonry pose. Low seismicity areas such as Australia have not been an exception. 

This project will develop a national database of unreinforced masonry buildings through new technology and techniques to better understand and mitigate earthquake risk.   

The database will underpin intelligence services to decision makers for effective and timely response recovery, and to support enhanced earthquake risk-based planning. 

Resources
Date Type Title
19 June 2025 Presentation Hossein Derakhshan - Natural Hazards Research Forum 2025 presentation
Participating organisations
Queensland Fire Department
The University of Newcastle

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