ASSESSMENT OF EXISTING MASONRY AND TIMBER STRUCTURES – THE ARES PROJECT

• DOI: 10.5592/co/1crocee.2021.187
• Publication Date: 2021-06-07T06:40:52Z
• Authors: Mislav Stepinac; Tomislav Kisicek; Tvrtko Renić; Ivan Hafner; Luka Lulić; Karlo Ožić
• Keywords: residential buildings; existing structures; timber structures; masonry structures; non-residential buildings; rehabilitation

According to the systematic research of Statistical Yearbooks, Croatia’s national building stock consists of approx. residential 800000 buildings and 125000 non-residential buildings. More than 75 % of the building stock is older than 30 years, an age which often requires renovation or modification of buildings. More than 40 % of the building stock is older than 50 years, meaning that the structure’s service life is expired. In Croatia’s building sector, up to 40 % of the expenses are spent for the rehabilitation, modification, and demolition of existing structures.