Omidvar, Babak; Gatmiri, Behrouz; Derakhshan, Sahar - In: Natural Hazards 60 (2012) 2, pp. 345-365
Iran is one of the most seismically active countries of the world located on the Alpine-Himalayan earthquake belt. More than 180,000 people were killed due to earthquakes in Iran during the last five decades. Considering the fact that most Iranians live in masonry and non-engineered houses,...