A Contribution to a UHS-Based Seismic Risk Assessment in Croatia—A Case Study for the City of Osijek

Gordana Pavić, Marijana Hadzima-Nyarko and Borko Bulajić
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Gordana Pavić: Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Vladimira Preloga 3, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
Marijana Hadzima-Nyarko: Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Vladimira Preloga 3, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
Borko Bulajić: Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 6, 106 314 Novi Sad, Serbia

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 5, 1-24

Abstract: Due to increases in the number of inhabitants and their concentrations in densely populated areas, there is a growing need in modern society to be cautious towards the impact of catastrophic natural events. An earthquake is a particularly major example of this. Knowledge of the seismic vulnerability of buildings in Europe and around the world has deepened and expanded over the last 20 years, as a result of the many devastating earthquakes. In this study, a review of seismic risk assessment methods in Croatia was presented with respect to the hazard, exposure, and vulnerability of buildings in the fourth largest city (Osijek) in Croatia. The proposed algorithm for a detailed risk assessment was applied to a database and is currently in its initial stage.

Keywords: seismic hazard; uniform hazard spectrum; seismic vulnerability; exposure model; building typology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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