Damage assessment after the Zagreb earthquake – The case study of the educational building

• DOI: 10.5592/co/1crocee.2021.197
• Publication Date: 2021-06-07T10:40:52Z
• Authors: Luka Lulić; Tvrtko Renić; Michele Škofić; Ivan Hafner; Tomislav Kisicek; Mislav Stepinac
• Keywords: masonry, earthquake, assessment, on-site testing, numerical modeling; numerical modeling; masonry; earthquake; assessment; 11. Sustainability; on-site testing

2020 was a tough year for Croatia, which experienced two significant earthquakes during an ongoing global pandemic.Damage from those extensive and mostly concentrated in the old masonry buildings.Many of mentioned buildings exceeded usual service life span, with some existing over century.Earthquakes exposed Croatian building stock's vulnerability that should be mitigated as efficiently possible coming years.Novel approaches assessment procedures applied together state-of-the-art repair reconstruction damaged buildings.