Građevinar, Vol. 72 No. 12., 2020.
Review article
https://doi.org/10.14256/JCE.2969.2020
Post-earthquake damage assessment of buildings – procedure for conducting building inspections
Mario Uroš
Marta Šavor Novak
Josip Atalić
Zvonko Sigmund
Maja Baniček
Marija Demšić
Sanja Hak
Abstract
Assessments of building damage and usability were of primary importance after the Zagreb earthquake of 22 March 2020. Due to deficiencies of preparatory phase, where education of experts was not carried out before the earthquake, but later on, the assessments contained certain subjectivity and interpretations, based on knowledge and experience, but also on intuition of individuals. Detailed methodology, which should improve rapid assessments and detailed engineering inspections to be performed before reconstruction, is highlighted in the paper. This methodology may be utilized if another devastating earthquake occurs, which could happen already tomorrow.
Keywords
post-earthquake building inspections; damage; usability; masonry and reinforced concrete buildings
Hrčak ID:
250467
URI
Publication date:
10.1.2021.
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