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Vrancea Earthquakes: Tectonics, Hazard and Risk Mitigation

Contributions from the First International Workshop on Vrancea Earthquakes, Bucharest, Romania, November 1–4, 1997

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Editors:
  1. F. Wenzel

    1. Geophysical Institute, University of Karlsruhe, Germany

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  2. D. Lungu

    1. Technical University of Civil Engineering, Bucharest, Romania

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  3. O. Novak

    1. Geophysical Institute, University of Karlsruhe, Germany

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Part of the book series: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research (NTHR, volume 11)

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Table of contents (31 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Seismicity and Strong Ground Motion

    1. Modern Recording of Seismic Strong Motion for Hazard Reduction

      • Bruce A. Bolt
      Pages 1-13

    2. Seismotectonics of the Romanian Vrancea Area

      • F. Wenzel, F. P. Lorenz, B. Sperner, M. C. Oncescu
      Pages 15-25

    3. Weak and Strong Ground Motion of Intermediate Depth Earthquakes from the Vrancea Region

      • Mihnea-Corneliu Oncescu, Klaus-Peter Bonjer, Mihaela Rizescu
      Pages 27-42

    4. The Romanian Earthquake Catalogue Between 984 – 1997

      • Mihnea C. Oncescu, Vasile I. Marza, Mihaela Rizescu, Mihaela Popa
      Pages 43-47

    5. Twenty Years Recording of Albanian Seismological Network: A Catalogue and Distribution of Seismic Energy Released

      • B. Muço
      Pages 49-56

    6. Studies Concerning Directionality of Seismic Action for Vrancea Earthquakes

      • M. Stancu, I. S. Borcia
      Pages 57-66

    7. Classification and Evaluation of Vrancea Earthquake Records from Republic of Moldova

      • A. Zaicenco, D. Lungu, V. Alkaz, T. Cornea
      Pages 67-76

  3. Site Effects and Seismic Zonation

    1. Seismic Microzonation of Site Effects

      • Jean-Pierre Meneroud
      Pages 77-84

    2. Modelling, for Microzonation Purposes, of the Seismic Ground Motion in Bucharest, Due to the Vrancea Earthquake of May 30, 1990

      • C. L. Moldoveanu, G. F. Panza
      Pages 85-97

    3. Reliability of Response Spectrum Curves at Low Frequency Region

      • R. Blazquez
      Pages 99-108

    4. Seismic Microzoning of Bucharest (Romania): A Critical Review

      • N. Mândrescu, M. Radulian
      Pages 109-121

    5. 2-D Modeling of Site Response for Microzonation Purposes

      • P. Suhadolc, F. Marrara
      Pages 123-136

    6. Near-Surface Geology and Dynamic Properties of Soil Layers in Bucharest

      • D. Lungu, A. Aldea, T. Moldoveanu, V. Ciugudean, M. Stefanica
      Pages 137-148

    7. A Note on Empirical Site Responses in Bucharest, Romania

      • Klaus-Peter Bonjer, Mihnea-Corneliu Oncescu, Lynda Driad, Mihaela Rizescu
      Pages 149-162

    8. Macroseismic Field of the Romanian Intermediate-Depth Earthquakes

      • N. Mândrescu, M. Radulian
      Pages 163-174

    9. The Seismic Earth Response by Considering Nonlinear Behavior of the Soils to Strong Vrancea Earthquakes

      • G. Marmureanu, C. Moldoveanu, C. Cioflan, B. Apostol
      Pages 175-185

    10. Influence of Local Soil Conditions on Earthquake Motion in the Territory of Moldova Republic

      • V. Alkaz
      Pages 187-195

  4. Structural Damage and Earthquake Resistant Design

    1. Seismic Retrofitting of Reinforced Concrete Buildings in Romania

      • Liviu Crainic
      Pages 197-205

    2. Dynamic Behaviour of High Damping Rubber Bearings for Building Seismic Isolation

      • Josef Eibl
      Pages 207-214
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Keywords

About this book

This volume contains the most relevant peer-reviewed papers presented at The First International Workshop on Vrancea Earthquakes, held in Bucharest on November 1-4, 1997. Strong earthquakes in the Romanian Vrancea area have caused a high toll of casualties and extensive damage over the last several centuries. With a moment magnitude of 7.4, the 1977 earthquake caused more than 1500 casualties, the majority of them in Bucharest. The contributions address key problems of seismotectonics of the Vrancea area and related strong ground motion, hazard assessment, site effects and microzonation, structural damage and earthquake resistant design, risk assessment and disaster management from an international and regional perspective. This list of topics shows the diverse contributions from the multidisciplinary fields of geosciences, geophysics, seismology, geology, civil engineering, city planning, and emergency relief practices. This book is of value for scientists interested in earthquake hazard and seismic risk research as well as for seismologists, geophysicists and Earth scientists. It is also useful for authorities responsible for public safety and natural hazard mitigation plans and for insurance companies.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Geophysical Institute, University of Karlsruhe, Germany

    F. Wenzel, O. Novak

  • Technical University of Civil Engineering, Bucharest, Romania

    D. Lungu

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Vrancea Earthquakes: Tectonics, Hazard and Risk Mitigation

  • Book Subtitle: Contributions from the First International Workshop on Vrancea Earthquakes, Bucharest, Romania, November 1–4, 1997

  • Editors: F. Wenzel, D. Lungu, O. Novak

  • Series Title: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4748-4

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1999

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-5283-9Published: 30 November 1998

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-5994-7Published: 23 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-4748-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1878-9897

  • Series E-ISSN: 2213-6959

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 375

  • Topics: Geophysics/Geodesy, Civil Engineering, Hydrogeology, Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences

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