Mar 22 – 24, 2023
The Westin Zagreb, Croatia
Europe/Zagreb timezone

Seismic retrofitting of building structures and monuments in North Macedonia – necessity, solutions and construction

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The Westin Zagreb, Croatia

The Westin Zagreb, Croatia

Kršnjavoga 1 10 000 Zagreb
Full paper - scientific Historical Structures

Speaker

Veronika Shendova (Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seismology, UKIM-IZIIS, Skopje)

Description

The impact of present building code requirements for seismic design in new buildings can readily be acknowledged, however applying regulation to existing buildings is an area less well defined. Presently, there is a diverse list of existing code references which could be interpreted to require seismic upgrades of existing structures. Unfortunately, these references do not provide a clear path toward addressing the hazards, evaluation and retrofitting of existing buildings. And when it comes to existing historic buildings and monuments, the topic becomes much more complex and challenging. The problem of earthquake protection of historic buildings and monuments is radically different from that of other existing structures, due to the priority given to preservation of aesthetic, architectonic and historic values instead of keeping the structure operational. In providing the protection of these structures in a manner that requires the least intervention and the greatest care to preserve authenticity, the experts are permanently challenged by the fast development and the improved performance of new materials and techniques. However, the implementation of retrofitting methodology depends on the extent it has been investigated.
Within the frames of IZIIS ’research activities, in addition to seismic design of modern structures, particularly noteworthy is also the experience gathered in the field of seismic strengthening of existing structures as well as protection of cultural historic monuments. Important scientific research projects, involving analytical and unique experimental investigation and extensive research activities resulted on developing of a procedure for seismic retrofitting. This paper presents the integrated multidisciplinary approach to seismic protection of structures that has been developed by the Institute and implemented in the process of seismic upgrading or reconstruction of important buildings and monuments in the country and beyond.

DOI https://doi.org/10.5592/CO/2CroCEE.2023.116

Primary author

Veronika Shendova (Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seismology, UKIM-IZIIS, Skopje)

Co-authors

Roberta Apostolska (University Ss Cyril and Methodious, Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seismology, IZIIS, Skopje) Goran Jekic (Asst. Prof., Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seismology (IZIIS), Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje) Aleksandar Zlateski Aleksandar Zurovski (Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seismology, UKIM-IZIIS, Skopje) Elena Delova

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