@conference{
author = "Marinković, Marko and Brzev, Svetlana and Baballëku, Markel and Isufi, Brisid and Blagojević, Nikola and Milićević, Ivan and Žugić, Željko and Bursać, Petar",
year = "2021",
abstract = "Recent earthquakes in Balkan, including the September 21 and November 26, 2020 Albania
earthquakes, March 22, 2020 Zagreb earthquake, and the December 29, 2020 Petrinja, Croatia
earthquakes had devastating consequences for the affected population of these countries.
Besides substantial structural damage of RC buildings as well as loadbearing masonry buildings,
these earthquakes caused significant damage of non-structural masonry elements. This paper
presents examples of the damage for loadbearing and non-structural masonry walls (infills
and partitions) due to out-of-plane seismic effects, as observed by the authors during the
reconnaissance visits to the affected areas. This type of damage can prevent the evacuation
of people from the buildings during the earthquake, as the falling masonry elements block the
evacuation routes, and hinder the reoccupancy and functional recovery of affected buildings after
an earthquake. The authors recognize that both loadbearing and non-structural walls (infills and
partitions) experienced out-of-plane collapse due to lack of connection to the floor/frame. Using
the examples of the damage or failure of masonry walls during the recent earthquakes, their
failure mechanisms were explained and the lessons learned were summarized in the paper.",
publisher = "University of Zagreb ,Faculty of Civil Engineering",
journal = "Conference proceedings from 1st Croatian Conference on Earthquake Engineering - 1CroCEE, 22nd to 24th March 2021, Zagreb, 2021",
title = "Out-of-plane behaviour of loadbearing and non-structural masonry walls during recent earthquakes",
pages = "670-661",
doi = "10.5592/CO/1CroCEE.2021.242"
}
