A case study for emergency management and urban resilience under seismic risks. Part III: an integrated digital platform for Digital Inspection and Monitoring Assistant (DIMA)

The current paper presents a digital platform developed to manage the damage evaluation campaign for buildings in the aftermath of earthquakes, or any event such as industrial explosions or fires, landslides, floods, or tsunamis. Scientific software, embedded in this platform, automatically derives...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Mebarki, Boumediène Oukaci, Khaled Meziani, Nabila Tahrat, Lakhdar Becheikh, Ali Brahimi, Amar Zekri, Nabila Houmer, Chahinez Alliche, Hadjer Boumeshad, Tarek Khiri, Younès Marouf, Hani Mebtouche, Houssem Ghiat, Sofiane Merrad
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Boumediène Oukaci
Khaled Meziani
Nabila Tahrat
Lakhdar Becheikh
Ali Brahimi
Amar Zekri
Nabila Houmer
Chahinez Alliche
Hadjer Boumeshad
Tarek Khiri
Younès Marouf
Hani Mebtouche
Houssem Ghiat
Sofiane Merrad
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Chahinez Alliche
Hadjer Boumeshad
Tarek Khiri
Younès Marouf
Hani Mebtouche
Houssem Ghiat
Sofiane Merrad
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description The current paper presents a digital platform developed to manage the damage evaluation campaign for buildings in the aftermath of earthquakes, or any event such as industrial explosions or fires, landslides, floods, or tsunamis. Scientific software, embedded in this platform, automatically derives the building's damage category, according to the damage observed on its constitutive components, during a quick visual inspection performed by trained and technical staff and engineers. The scientific methodology is adapted to the case of the evaluation form in use in the concerned countries. For illustrative purposes, this study focuses on the case of the Algerian evaluation form, although it can be adapted to other countries since the evaluation forms are very similar and based on empirical principles or calibrated according to past accidents. During the field inspection, the qualified staff complete the evaluation form on connected or non-connected digital devices i.e. PC, tablet, smartphone, and even paper sheets. As soon as the digital devices are connected, an immediate real-time or slightly delayed survey of the damage extent on GIS-based maps, with automatic reporting, becomes available to the authorities, owners, and stakeholders, depending on specific rights to access the platform. This is helpful in decision-making regarding the rescue, relief, and sheltering for the inhabitants who have no further access to the houses, offices, markets, factories, schools, health facilities, etc., if these places have to be evacuated until they are further investigated and repaired or demolished. This study reports real applications during recent earthquakes and stress tests.
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spelling doaj-art-847fc4812e194d5983d4cbc82754739d2025-08-20T02:12:30ZengMaximum Academic PressEmergency Management Science and Technology2832-448X2025-01-015111110.48130/emst-0024-0028emst-0024-0028A case study for emergency management and urban resilience under seismic risks. Part III: an integrated digital platform for Digital Inspection and Monitoring Assistant (DIMA)Ahmed Mebarki0Boumediène Oukaci1Khaled Meziani2Nabila Tahrat3Lakhdar Becheikh4Ali Brahimi5Amar Zekri6Nabila Houmer7Chahinez Alliche8Hadjer Boumeshad9Tarek Khiri10Younès Marouf11Hani Mebtouche12Houssem Ghiat13Sofiane Merrad14University Gustave Eiffel, UPEC, CNRS, Laboratory Multi Scale Modeling and Simulation, (MSME/UMR 8208), 5 bd Descartes, 77454, Marne-la-Vallee, FranceNational organism for Technical Control of the Constructions (CTC), 01 Rue Rahim Kaddour, Hussein Dey, Algiers, 16000, AlgeriaNational organism for Technical Control of the Constructions (CTC), 01 Rue Rahim Kaddour, Hussein Dey, Algiers, 16000, AlgeriaNational organism for Technical Control of the Constructions (CTC), 01 Rue Rahim Kaddour, Hussein Dey, Algiers, 16000, AlgeriaNational organism for Technical Control of the Constructions (CTC), 01 Rue Rahim Kaddour, Hussein Dey, Algiers, 16000, AlgeriaNational organism for Technical Control of the Constructions (CTC), 01 Rue Rahim Kaddour, Hussein Dey, Algiers, 16000, AlgeriaNational organism for Technical Control of the Constructions (CTC), 01 Rue Rahim Kaddour, Hussein Dey, Algiers, 16000, AlgeriaNational organism for Technical Control of the Constructions (CTC), 01 Rue Rahim Kaddour, Hussein Dey, Algiers, 16000, AlgeriaNational organism for Technical Control of the Constructions (CTC), 01 Rue Rahim Kaddour, Hussein Dey, Algiers, 16000, AlgeriaNational organism for Technical Control of the Constructions (CTC), 01 Rue Rahim Kaddour, Hussein Dey, Algiers, 16000, AlgeriaNational organism for Technical Control of the Constructions (CTC), 01 Rue Rahim Kaddour, Hussein Dey, Algiers, 16000, AlgeriaNational organism for Technical Control of the Constructions (CTC), 01 Rue Rahim Kaddour, Hussein Dey, Algiers, 16000, AlgeriaNational organism for Technical Control of the Constructions (CTC), 01 Rue Rahim Kaddour, Hussein Dey, Algiers, 16000, AlgeriaNational organism for Technical Control of the Constructions (CTC), 01 Rue Rahim Kaddour, Hussein Dey, Algiers, 16000, AlgeriaNational organism for Technical Control of the Constructions (CTC), 01 Rue Rahim Kaddour, Hussein Dey, Algiers, 16000, AlgeriaThe current paper presents a digital platform developed to manage the damage evaluation campaign for buildings in the aftermath of earthquakes, or any event such as industrial explosions or fires, landslides, floods, or tsunamis. Scientific software, embedded in this platform, automatically derives the building's damage category, according to the damage observed on its constitutive components, during a quick visual inspection performed by trained and technical staff and engineers. The scientific methodology is adapted to the case of the evaluation form in use in the concerned countries. For illustrative purposes, this study focuses on the case of the Algerian evaluation form, although it can be adapted to other countries since the evaluation forms are very similar and based on empirical principles or calibrated according to past accidents. During the field inspection, the qualified staff complete the evaluation form on connected or non-connected digital devices i.e. PC, tablet, smartphone, and even paper sheets. As soon as the digital devices are connected, an immediate real-time or slightly delayed survey of the damage extent on GIS-based maps, with automatic reporting, becomes available to the authorities, owners, and stakeholders, depending on specific rights to access the platform. This is helpful in decision-making regarding the rescue, relief, and sheltering for the inhabitants who have no further access to the houses, offices, markets, factories, schools, health facilities, etc., if these places have to be evacuated until they are further investigated and repaired or demolished. This study reports real applications during recent earthquakes and stress tests.https://www.maxapress.com/article/doi/10.48130/emst-0024-0028digital inspection & monitoring assistantvirtual training centreemergency managementshelteringseismic damagebuildingsdigital platformresiliencedecision-making
spellingShingle Ahmed Mebarki
Boumediène Oukaci
Khaled Meziani
Nabila Tahrat
Lakhdar Becheikh
Ali Brahimi
Amar Zekri
Nabila Houmer
Chahinez Alliche
Hadjer Boumeshad
Tarek Khiri
Younès Marouf
Hani Mebtouche
Houssem Ghiat
Sofiane Merrad
A case study for emergency management and urban resilience under seismic risks. Part III: an integrated digital platform for Digital Inspection and Monitoring Assistant (DIMA)
Emergency Management Science and Technology
digital inspection & monitoring assistant
virtual training centre
emergency management
sheltering
seismic damage
buildings
digital platform
resilience
decision-making
title A case study for emergency management and urban resilience under seismic risks. Part III: an integrated digital platform for Digital Inspection and Monitoring Assistant (DIMA)
title_full A case study for emergency management and urban resilience under seismic risks. Part III: an integrated digital platform for Digital Inspection and Monitoring Assistant (DIMA)
title_fullStr A case study for emergency management and urban resilience under seismic risks. Part III: an integrated digital platform for Digital Inspection and Monitoring Assistant (DIMA)
title_full_unstemmed A case study for emergency management and urban resilience under seismic risks. Part III: an integrated digital platform for Digital Inspection and Monitoring Assistant (DIMA)
title_short A case study for emergency management and urban resilience under seismic risks. Part III: an integrated digital platform for Digital Inspection and Monitoring Assistant (DIMA)
title_sort case study for emergency management and urban resilience under seismic risks part iii an integrated digital platform for digital inspection and monitoring assistant dima
topic digital inspection & monitoring assistant
virtual training centre
emergency management
sheltering
seismic damage
buildings
digital platform
resilience
decision-making
url https://www.maxapress.com/article/doi/10.48130/emst-0024-0028
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