TY - JOUR PY - 2021// TI - Damage classification of residential buildings in historical downtown after the ML5.5 earthquake in Zagreb, Croatia in 2020 JO - International journal of disaster risk reduction A1 - Stepinac, Mislav A1 - Lourenço, Paulo B. A1 - Atalić, Josip A1 - Kišiček, Tomislav A1 - Uroš, Mario A1 - Baniček, Maja A1 - Šavor Novak, Marta SP - e102140 EP - e102140 VL - 56 IS - N2 - A severe earthquake hit Zagreb on the March 22, 2020 (magnitude ML = 5.5, with an epicenter 7 km north of the city center). During the COVID-19 lockdown, the event occurred and caused significant damage to the built environment and enormous disruption in everyday life. Brief facts about the Zagreb earthquake, the typology of buildings in the city, and the data collection after the quake itself are described. The paper focuses on post-earthquake assessment, damage classification, and failure patterns of residential buildings in Zagreb's old historical town, where masonry structures prevail. The earthquake critically damaged buildings that are important architectural achievements and ruptured Zagreb's historically recognizable city center. Furthermore, the data collected in the rapid post-earthquake assessment were analyzed and discussed. Graphical representations of damages are detailed and accompanied by photographs. This earthquake exposed Croatian building stock's vulnerability that should be mitigated as efficiently as possible in the coming years.
Language: en
LA - en SN - 2212-4209 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102140 ID - ref1 ER -