Evaluation of Seismic Vulnerability of Hospitals in the Tehran Metropolitan Area

The Tehran metropolitan area is extremely vulnerable to earthquakes due the location of its active faults and dense population. Assessing probable damage a high magnitude earthquake on buildings facilities relies precise structural survey, which has an empirical basis depending historic ground motions. probability failure in discrete limits based different motions estimated by fragility curves. Using most matching curves for Tehran, vulnerability hospitals capital, as one critical structures crisis management disasters, was investigated this study. Subsequently, existing curves, developed other seismic prone countries such Japan United States, were compared considering typology Tehran’s hospitals. Finally, possible damages each hospital calculated conservative curve pessimistic scenario, used evaluate health care systems states. After zoning therapeutic areas it observed that at least 2% 10% occurred all none healthcare centers would remain structurally undamaged after strong with moment 7 or more. In addition, could be significant damage, especially southern parts, necessitates proactive plans area.