Behavior of Dwellings During Strong Earthquakes in Romania

Abstract eng:
The paper presents a short description of the seismotectonics and seismicity of Romania, together with the main features of the strong earthquakes that had affected its territory, in order to understand the behavior of different residential buildings from several parts of the country. The behavior of dwellings during the November 10, 1940 and March 4, 1977 earthquakes is briefly presented. Some other three seismic events occurred in Romania after 1977 (August 30/31, 1986, May 30 and 31, 1990). The frequent occurrence of strong earthquakes in Romania led to a situation in which an important part of the building stock was overloaded and/or damaged several times and, in the absence of appropriate rehabilitation works, it has become more vulnerable than initially. Brief information on the evolution of the seismic legislation and final remarks complete the paper.

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