BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Memento EPFL// BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Earthquakes in Croatia in 2019 - Building damage and post-earthqua ke activities DTSTART:20211210T121500 DTEND:20211210T131500 DTSTAMP:20260916T032124Z UID:f30470ddc65006fff288363d86bde2480a78122fb66bc2343f655713 CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars DESCRIPTION:Josip Atalić\, Mario Uroš\nThis event comprises two lectures of 30 min each by two leading personalities in dealing with the post-eart hquake assessments after the two significant earthquakes in Croatia in 201 9.\n\n"The Croatian Centre for Earthquake Engineering – from oblivion to essential need"\nSpeaker: Assoc. Prof. Josip Atalić\nShort Abstract:\nTh e Republic of Croatia is among the most earthquake-prone countries in Euro pe\, yet the activities related to assessment of potential earthquake risk and its reduction can be characterized as individual and insufficient. Th e last paragraph of a paper published just before the earthquake in Zagreb gives perhaps the best pre-earthquake perspective (oblivion phase):\n‘ ’It can be concluded that the present level of awareness about our own e xposure and vulnerability to earthquakes in Croatia is not sufficiently de veloped to serve as a basis for compelling efforts to foster institutional ized seismic risk assessment\, mitigation and preparedness activities. In fact\, it seems that the relatively low probability of occurrence of stron g earthquakes\, when compared to natural and other disaster hazards\, cont ributes to a pervasive ignorance of the fact that earthquakes constitute a n unacceptable risk (officially). It is therefore essential to act without delay as\, unlike some other countries\, we still have time to react befo re another potentially disastrous earthquake strikes in Croatia.’’\nAf ter the 2020 earthquakes\, numerous activities were undertaken\, but mostl y without a system and relying on volunteers. The first step was the proce ss of damage assessments (will be presented in more detail) which gathered engineers and knowledge and was the initial step for establishing the Cro atian Centre for Earthquake Engineering. In the earthquake aftermath\, rec onstruction cost were estimated (three times)\, numerous seminars/webinars /lectures were organized (every 22nd of the month)\, books/guidelines for reconstruction process were published\, the 1st Croatian Conference on Ear thquake Engineering (1CroCEE) was organized and many other activities were carried out in the spirit of transition from voluntary to organized syste m (which is essentially needed).\n\nJosip Atalić is Associate Professor i n the Department of Engineering Mechanics of Faculty of Civil Engineering University of Zagreb. His areas of research are earthquake engineering\, h istorical structures\, numerical modelling\, seismic risk etc. Josip parti cipated in several research projects\, published over 50 scientific papers \, he is a peer reviewer for national and international journals and parti cipated in over 150 (led over 50) professional work projects (structural d esigns). He is the leader of the team of experts for National Risk Assessm ent in Republic of Croatia - Seismic Risk\, risk management capability ass essment and national strategy in cooperation with the National Protection and Rescue Directorate (NPRD) and Ministry of Construction and Physical Pl anning of Republic of Croatia (2014-2021). He participates in Study on Sei smic Risk Mitigation in the City of Zagreb in collaboration with the Zagre b City Office of Emergency Management from 2013-2021 (leader in 2016\, 201 7 and 2020). Josip is a part of Croatian Civil Protection MUSAR team\, and he is a member of Thematic Working Group for the Security in National Dev elopment Strategy by 2030. After the earthquakes in Croatia in 2020\, Josi p led the organization of damage assessments and reconstruction cost asses sment (for Government and World Bank)\, he is author of two books/guidelin es for reconstruction process and participated in numerous strategic activ ities on the state level.   \n\n"Building damage caused by devastating e arthquakes in Croatia in 2020”\nSpeaker: Assoc. Prof. Mario Uroš\nShort Abstract:\nThe paper will present the basic characteristics of the earthq uakes that hit Croatia in 2020 from a structural engineering point of view . Characteristic damage to typical buildings in the affected regions will be shown depending on the magnitude of the earthquake. Numerous examples w ill provide an overview of the causes of damage to structural and non-stru ctural elements. The impact of earthquakes of different magnitudes on the response of buildings will be compared.\nIn the paper\, the mechanisms of collapse of masonry buildings depending on the existence of diaphragms and their connection to the walls will be described. Also\, observed extensio n of damage will be compared to that expected damage level for earthquakes of this magnitude.\nFinally\, conclusions will be given about the causes of the damage and the measures that need to be taken to prevent them in th e future. Special attention will be given to the load bearing capacity and ductility of masonry buildings\, their ability to dissipate energy and th e failure mechanisms that are crucial for damage of buildings.\n\nMario Ur oš studied at the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Zagreb\, where he gradu ated in 2006 in the field of structural engineering. Now\, he works at the Faculty of Civil Engineering\, University of Zagreb as an Associate Profe ssor at the Department of Engineering Mechanics\, Chair for Statics\, Dyna mics and Stability of Structures. He is actively involved in teaching of t he university undergraduate and graduate programs at the in courses Mechan ics II and Theory of Stability. In his scientific work he works in the wid er field of numerical modeling\, dynamics and stability of structures and earthquake engineering. He participates in many scientific projects in his field of research as a participant or leader. He is a member of the organ izing and scientific committee of several scientific and professional inte rnational conferences and author of many relevant scientific and professio nal papers. He was involved in the implementation of European projects MAT ILDA for damage assessment and emergency measures after earthquakes and In terreg READINESS project in which he performs numerical calculations for b uildings of strategic interest in the City of Dubrovnik and Split-Dalmatia County in case of a possible earthquake\, in cooperation with the Faculty of Civil Engineering and the Faculty of Science. He has been one of the c oordinators of rapid damage assessments of buildings by civil engineers af ter the earthquakes in Zagreb in March 2020 and Petrinja in December 2020 and a series of necessary community relief activities. He has won several awards\, including the Medal of the City of Zagreb and the award of the Cr oatian Chamber of Civil Engineers "Kolos" in 2020 for his contribution to post-earthquake activities.\n\nThe two presentations will be followed by s hort presentations by researchers from the Civil Engineering faculty of th e University of Zagreb. 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