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Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Masonry Building from Ottoman Period in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Masonry Building from Ottoman Period in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Author(s): Mustafa Hrasnica (University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina), Amir Čaušević (University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)and Nerman Rustempašić (University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Copyright: 2015
Pages: 31
Source title: Handbook of Research on Seismic Assessment and Rehabilitation of Historic Structures
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Panagiotis G. Asteris (School of Pedagogical & Technological Education, Greece)and Vagelis Plevris (School of Pedagogical & Technological Education, Greece)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8286-3.ch025

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Abstract

Traditional art of building in Bosnia and Herzegovina comprises brick or stone masonry structures. Most historical buildings belonging to national cultural heritage were made of stone-masonry. The country is situated in seismic active region of South-East Europe. In the case of strong earthquake motion such buildings could suffer heavy damages. Some structural elements of historical buildings, as domes and arches, cracked already by moderate earthquake but without the loss of stability. Substantial damages were caused by recent war disaster. Damages could be accumulated through the history as well. Generally, stone-masonry buildings in Bosnia and Herzegovina can be classified in vulnerability classes between A and C according to European Macroseismic Scale. Design and construction procedures for rehabilitation are presented here with examples of repair and strengthening of mosques, which present historical stone masonry structures dating from the Ottoman period in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Traditional and contemporary materials were used for their rehabilitation. It is important to preserve original forms, especially those of damaged elements. The challenge for structural engineers and architects was to find equilibrium between aesthetical and structural demands.

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