Description
Subsidence and earthquakes induced by mining activities often cause significative damage in the near surface structures. These damages may endanger the life safety of the occupants and deteriorate the structural performance of the buildings under serviceability and ultimate limit state conditions. As many of these structures might have not been designed to withstand the new loads and displacements imposed by the mining activities, an accurate prediction of their structural performance is of great importance. The purpose of this paper is to present a comprehensive review of the analytical methods and standard guidelines that are now available to assess the performance of buildings located near mining areas and that are subjected subsidence and mining induced seismicity. In the paper, the framework required for an accurate performance assessment of this group of buildings is also presented. Based on the results a detailed step-by-step procedure is then developed to help engineers to assess the performance assessment of structures located near mines.
