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Published: Građevinar 72 (2020) 12
Paper type: Subject review
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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

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Uroš, M., Šavor Novak, M., Atalić, J., Sigmund, Z., Baniček, M., Demšić, M., Hak, S.: Post-earthquake damage assessment of buildings – procedure for conducting building inspections, GRAĐEVINAR, 72 (2020) 12, pp. 1089-1115, doi: https://doi.org/10.14256/JCE.2969.2020

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Uroš, M., Šavor Novak, M., Atalić, J., Sigmund, Z., Baniček, M., Demšić, M., Hak, S. (2020). Post-earthquake damage assessment of buildings – procedure for conducting building inspections, GRAĐEVINAR, 72 (12), 1089-1115, doi: https://doi.org/10.14256/JCE.2969.2020

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Authors:
uros WEB
Mario Uroš
University of Zagreb,
Faculty of Civil Engineering
Savor Marta
Marta Šavor Novak
University of Zagreb,
Faculty of Civil Engineering
ATALIC WEB
Josip Atalić
University of Zagreb,
Faculty of Civil Engineering
Sigmund WEB
Zvonko Sigmund
University of Zagreb
Faculty of Civil Engineering
Banicek WEB
Maja Baniček
University of Zagreb
Faculty of Civil Engineering
Department for Engineering of Mechanics
demsic WEB
Marija Demšić
University of Zagreb,
Faculty of Civil Engineering
Slika SH WEB
Sanja Hak
Basler & Hofmann, Zürich, Switzerland