This study focuses on the production of a geotechnical map and a landslide hazard map in La Oroya district (Junín region in Perú), as a basis for land use planning. The method applied regards the analysis of the physical environment with a Geographic Information System (GIS) with layer (spatially referenced database) algebra. The results obtained show that this kind of maps represent a start point for land use and environmental planning, as they provide a reliable overview of where to carry out further studies (e.g. environment of Curipata) and which are the main advantages and disadvantages of the territory regarding geotechnics and landslides (the major natural hazard observed in the study area). The logical next study to carry out in the area after this survey should focus on obtaining maps of the other natural hazards that have been observed in the region (seismic and flood hazard ...

This study focuses on the production of a geotechnical map and a landslide hazard map in La Oroya district (Junín region in Perú), as a basis for land use planning. The method applied regards the analysis of the physical environment with a Geographic Information System (GIS) with layer (spatially referenced database) algebra. The results obtained show that this kind of maps represent a start point for land use and environmental planning, as they provide a reliable overview of where to carry out further studies (e.g. environment of Curipata) and which are the main advantages and disadvantages of the territory regarding geotechnics and landslides (the major natural hazard observed in the study area). The logical next study to carry out in the area after this survey should focus on obtaining maps of the other natural hazards that have been observed in the region (seismic and flood hazard ...

In this article, a performance assessment of the evacuation system is established for educational buildings. Structural and geotechnical information of the building is collected and introduced into a database. A similar procedure was realized for the information related to the occupants. Using this information, a) the structural fragility and localized collapse were determined and b) the interaction of the person with the partial collapse was established. For the first aspect, nonlinear time history was used, and for the second, the agent-based modeling was applied to recreate the reaction of people that face the micro collapse. Therefore, the important results of this evaluation are: 1) To localize collapsed beans and columns that make inoperable evacuation routes, 2) to localize bottleneck areas that people concentration during evacuation, and 3) quantification of affected people, in t...