Open AccessRapid structural assessment of buildings – experience after the 26th November 2019 Earthquake in Albania
Author(s) -
Dilyan Blagov,
Ts. B. Georgiev,
Dimitar Kisliakov,
Павел Иванович Павлов,
B. M. Petrov,
Marina Traykova
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/951/1/012019
Subject(s) - damages , bulgarian , preparedness , forensic engineering , civil engineering , engineering , political science , law , philosophy , linguistics
The authors represent a team who visited the areas affected by the strong earthquake of 26 th November 2019 as part of the Bulgarian state support to Albania. The task of the Bulgarian experts comprised a rapid visual assessment of buildings in Tirana, as members of small international groups of structural engineers, local engineers and representatives of municipal authorities. The visit further aimed at gaining organisational and professional experience regarding ensuing operations and at assessing damaged buildings in the epicentral area of the city of Durrës. This summary report presents an overview of the assessed structural systems of the visited buildings in Tirana and the most frequent structural and non-structural damages there. Additional information is presented on certain characteristic damages of buildings in Durrës, and a brief analysis is provided of the reasons for building collapse or structural and non-structural damages. Finally, conclusions are drawn, and tasks for future expert, engineering and management activities towards strong earthquake pre- and post-disaster preparedness for Bulgaria are formulated.