3rd Croatian Conference on Earthquake Engineering 3CroCEE

Co-Chairs: Professors Michele Calvi, Amr Elnashai, and Michael Fardis (alphabetical)
Coordinator: Professor Luigi di Sarno

This special session bring together internationally leading experts on earthquake repair and retrofitting of structures to achieve ore-defined performance objectives. The session covers the two sub-themes of (a) concepts and applications and (b) regulations and guidelines, to provide the attendants with a broad view of the topic. The three co-chairs have extensive experience and track records in Europe and the USA, and the speakers are carefully selected to represent the state-of-the-art. For both repair and retrofitting, a performance-based approach is adopted, and the interaction between local section/member and sub-assemblage/system capacity assumes centerstage. The session is structured in 2 parts, each starting with an overview by one of the co-chairs. The morning session features Professor G.M.Calvi overviewing concepts and applications, and the afternoon session features Professor M. Fardis overviewing regulations and guidelines. Four detailed presentations in each half-session follow the overview presentations. The half-sessions are kicked-off by Professor A. Elnashai and wrapped-up by Professor L. di Sarno.

The panel will feature lectures by prof. Christoph Butenweg and prof. Davor Grandić, followed by a discussion with leading researchers in the field. It will focus on the rules and guidelines for designing simple masonry buildings in seismically active areas – a topic of ongoing importance, made even more relevant by the recent earthquakes in Croatia and the development of the new generation of Eurocodes. Given that these buildings are primarily family homes, they make up a significant portion of the building stock in both urban and rural areas. As such, this subject is of particular interest to both designers and brick manufacturers. The discussion will cover the rules for designing simple masonry buildings, along with the associated design tables. It will also feature the latest findings and techniques in the design and construction of these structures, and introduce a proposed design table for simple masonry buildings for the territory of the Republic of Croatia.

Co-Chairs: Professors Paolo Bazzurro, Vitor Silva and Dimitrios Vamvatsikos (alphabetical)

Three earthquake engineers walked into a bar in Split, hoping for a quiet yet entertaining night. Little did they know it would turn into a heated argument about what drives the uncertainty in earthquake risk. The darned, unwanted, and unforgiving but yet unavoidable uncertainty in risk. One argued for the hazard component with all its ground motion equations, source models and often neglected site conditions. The other advocated for the vulnerability component, plagued with insufficient intensity measures and poorly defined demand parameters. The last one asked about the exposure component, where we know what we do not know, but also do not know what is unknown! With no hope for agreement, the three earthquake engineers decided that the only path forward was to invite additional opinions to spice up the conversation.
Please join us in Split to settle this scientific brawl!