Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Critical Port Infrastructure Components by Modelling the Soil-Wharf-Crane Interaction

This paper aims to investigate the seismic vulnerability of key port infrastructure components by using outcomes advanced numerical analysis. For first time, best knowledge authors, a pile-supported wharf structure, soil deposits where lies, and crane typically operating on are numerically modelled as combined system. The starting point for building model is main strategic facilities at Gioia Tauro (Italy), which hub container traffic located in one most seismically active regions Mediterranean Sea. Based results obtained from two-dimensional (2D) dynamic analyses, fragility curves were developed single wharf-crane-soil A scenario-based damage assessment was then exemplified compare predictions resulting presented this work with relevant data available literature. It turns out that, besides some inevitable variations, expected percentages general agreement. As contribution work, derived might be adopted an effective tool rapid evaluation performance during development strategies risk mitigation also emergency management case earthquake.