Earthquake loss is the estimation of damage done from an earthquake. It is done so by a Damage Ratio (DR), a ratio of the earthquake damage dollar amount to the total value of a building. Another method is the use of HAZUS, a computerized procedure for loss estimation. For a long time, it was associated with a collection of mass inventory data and was based mostly on experts' opinions. Ancient builders believed that earthquake losses were a result of wroth Gods. Nowadays, they are attributed to the skills of structural engineers. [ - ]

Earthquake loss is the estimation of damage done from an earthquake. It is done so by a Damage... [ + ]