Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; References; 2 Main Assumptions of the Assignment Process; 2.1 Contributing Factors to Earthquake Fatalities; 2.1.1 Accessibility to the Affected Areas; 2.1.2 Lucky Escapes; 2.1.3 Extreme Cases of Catastrophic Collapses; 2.2 Definition of Collapse; 2.3 An Assessment of Collapse Mechanisms; 2.3.1 Roof Collapse (Failure of a Single Lateral Support); 2.3.2 Single Wall/Vertical Support Failure; 2.3.3 Multiple Vertical Supports Failure; 2.3.4 Soft-Storey Collapses; 2.3.5 Complete Failure of Structural Elements (Pancake Collapse)

2.3.6 Overturn/Toppling2.4 Proposing a Range for Fatality Rates in a Collapsed Building; References; 3 Supporting Literature for Deriving Fatality Rates; References; 4 Assignments of Judgment-Based Fatality Rates; 4.1 Timber; 4.1.1 Light Timber (TL); 4.1.2 Heavy Timber (TH); 4.2 Masonry; 4.2.1 Weak Masonry; 4.2.2 Unreinforced (Load Bearing) Masonry; 4.2.3 Reinforced Masonry; 4.2.4 Confined Masonry; 4.2.5 Mixed; 4.3 Reinforced Concrete; 4.3.1 Low to Medium Rise Collapses; 4.3.2 High-Rise Collapses; 4.3.3 Extreme Cases of RC Collapses; 4.4 Steel; 4.4.1 Light Metal Frame; References

5 Conclusions5.1 The Way Forward; 5.1.1 GEM Earthquake Consequences Database (GEMECD); 5.2 In Closing; Reference