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

Most affected typologies from the 26 November 2019 earthquake

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The Westin Zagreb, Croatia

The Westin Zagreb, Croatia

Kršnjavoga 1 10 000 Zagreb
Full paper - professional Lessons Learnt from Earthquake Disasters

Speaker

Dr Markel Baballëku (Polytechnic University of Tirana)

Description

Assessing and finding the causes of damage in buildings belonging to construction typologies severely damaged as a result of the 26 November 2019 earthquake is of significant importance. Not only to better understand the causes of severe damage and the measures that should be taken specifically for these buildings, but also for planning the necessary interventions in these typologies not only in the damaged areas but also in non-affected areas. This paper aims to carefully analyze some of the most severely damaged buildings by the earthquake, which have been associated with human casualties. Three construction typologies are considered in this paper, where two are built before the 90s, and the third is built after the 90s. One of the buildings build before the 90s is a masonry structure, while the other is a reinforced concrete structure. The building build after the 90s, is chosen from the stock of informal buildings, and it is a masonry infilled reinforced concrete structure. Through linear and non-linear analysis, the paper attempts to highlight the primary causes of severe damage, compliance with building codes and the necessary measures that are recommended to reduce the vulnerability of these buildings.

DOI https://doi.org/10.5592/CO/2CroCEE.2023.106

Primary authors

Dr Markel Baballëku (Polytechnic University of Tirana) Rikard Luka (Polytechnic University of Tirana) Klajdi Shaholli (Polytechnic University of Tirana)

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