RESUMO
The development if the structure of land use in this city is analyzed since its creation up to now. Three well-defined stages are distinguished separated by two fundamental events: 1) the March 20, 1861, earthquake which stands out from the rest because it was the most destructive one in Argentina, destroying the city of Mendoza and killing 6,000 people out of a population of 18,000; and 2) the sudden urban growth in the 1950s which unified small surrounding urban centres with the original one, establishing the base of the presente city called Gran Mendoza with 800,000 inhabitants. The seismic hazard estimation was carried out considering the following aspects: seismicity, potential seismic sources, attenuation relations and local soil conditions , thus maximum acceleration maps with 10
probability of exceedance were obtained for different ranges of time.(AU)
Assuntos
Características do Solo , Recuperação em Desastres , Sistemas de Saúde , Argentina , Terremotos , Planejamento de Cidades , Avaliação de Danos , Medição de Risco , Instalações de SaúdeRESUMO
Seismic microzonation of two urban areas in the centralwestern part of Argentinais presented in this paper. The scope of both works and the results are described. Differences between both studies are discussed and future research needs are presented (AU)
