Seismic performance evaluation plays a critical role in assessing the structural
integrity and safety of buildings, particularly in earthquake-prone regions such as
Albania. This study focuses on evaluating the seismic ...
In Albania, masonry is still widely used in construction. It reached its peak during the
communist era (1944–1990), when structures with load-bearing stone walls were built
using the Albanian Building Code (KTP) as a ...
Tirana and Durres city, along with the surrounding areas, were hit by two
earthquakes in September and November 2019. The first earthquake with a
magnitude of 5.8 on the Richter scale, dated 21.09.2019, and the second ...
The study includes analyses of two school structures, one built with retaining
unreinforced masonry, where some structural problems because of the degradation of
masonry parameters over the years have been identified ...
The main objective of this work is to evaluate seismic capacity of a typical existing low-story masonry building located in Albania. In the last decades, Albanian big cities especially Tirana has seen a rise in the population. ...
Over the past few years, Albania has faced significant seismic events causing
varying degrees of damage to RC buildings. Many of these buildings were constructed
before the implementation of modern seismic codes, ...
Earthquakes present the biggest natural hazard faced in the zones with high seismicity. During recent years, historical seismicity data of Albania, shows a high number of small earthquakes, sparse medium – sized earthquakes ...
Among natural hazards, earthquakes represent the largest potential source of
damage. Observations from past earthquake events indicate that they result in
significant losses, both social and financial. As those losses ...
Masonry buildings are some of the most spread construction objects in
Albania. They were built mostly before the year 1990. In the early years of the
communist period in our country, stone masonry buildings were built, ...
The main scope of this study is to review some aspects of the national technical standard over the detailed design of a septic tank system,focusing on its construction, operation and maintenance,to be appropriate for ...
Sustainable design is often seen as conflicting with heritage conservation due to
the invasive measures required for new technologies, challenging the principle of
minimal intervention. However, heritage conservation ...
Masonry constructions are the most common type for low to medium buildings
in all Albania during mid-20th century. The performance of these constructions is
primarily influenced by the inelastic phase and is very ...
Over the last few years, the amount of damage caused by earthquakes has increased. Such examples are the 1999 earthquakes in Turkey, the Wenchuan earthquake in 2008, the Haiti earthquake in 2010, the Nepal earthquake in ...