Romania is a country, member of the European Union, with a unique seismicity in Europe through the presence of Vrancea source, which can produce a direct and indirect imp [...]

ECBR – European Center for Buildings Rehabilitation is a specialized center within the European and Mediterranean Major Hazards Agreement (EUR-OPA), operated in URBAN-I [...]

The paper evaluates the patterns, level and consequences of seismic risk perception in conjunction with a Project on Seismic Risk Reduction, financed by JICA and Romanian [...]

The paper investigates alternatives for design and/or strengthening of buildings, for structural and life safety, under extreme loadings, starting from earthquake enginee [...]

The aim of this paper is to present the new methodology for emergency investigation of post-seismic safety of buildings and framework solutions for intervention, enforced [...]

The Vrancea, Romania earthquake of March 4, 1977 was one of the worst earthquake disasters of the 1970’s around the world. It caused the loss of 1,578 lives and injured [...]

The prediction of structural demand is of great importance for seismic performance based design. The evaluation of the building’s structural performance includes parame [...]