Data analysis for national parameters in compliance with EC8 in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Scientific paper - Original scientific paper

• Author: Naida Ademović
• Author: Snježana Cvijić Amulić
• Author's institution: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Civil Engineering
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: TECHNICAL SCIENCES; Civil Engineering

Abstract (english)

Bosnia and Herzegovina is located in the center of the Western Balkans, occupying an area of
51,197 km². This area represents one of the active seismic zones in this region which is a part of
the Trans-Mediterranean-Asian Seismic belt. Looking at the Euro Mediterranean Seismic Hazard
Map, Bosnia and Herzegovina falls in the Moderate Seismic Hazard having the PGA in the range
of 0.08 to 0.24g, while a south-west part of the country experiences a High Hazard (PGA>0.24g).
Data about the seismicity of this region go back for even 2000 years. Bosnia and Herzegovina
to the present day has not been hit by a large-scale earthquake, the earthquake which had
the largest impact and caused numerous casualties was the 1969 Banja Luka earthquake of a
magnitude 6.6 on the Richter scale, while levels of VII to IX were identified concerning its intensity.
Due to a large number of existing masonry structures, the effect of a larger earthquake would
most probably result in many casualties and a high level of damage.
Until 2018 the seismic map that was used in the building codes corresponded to the MCS Intensity
Scale and the return period of 500 years. To be able to utilize Eurocode 8 it was necessary to
produce the national annex to Eurocode 8 and in that respect, it was required to analyze the
seismic data which refers to different parameters that have to be determined. Several elements
had to be defined from soil type characteristics, horizontal elastic response spectra, the peak
ground acceleration, and the seismic hazard map. The paper will briefly discuss the different
parameters as well as the production of the first seismic hazard map which became a part of the
national annex to Eurocode 8 and was published in 2018

• Keywords (english): seismic data, earthquakes, seismic hazard, horizontal elastic spectra, peak ground acceleration
• Language: english
• Publication type: Scientific paper - Original scientific paper
• Publication status: Published
• Peer review: Unknown
• Publication version: Published version
• Publication title: 1st Croatian Conference on Earthquake Engineering 1CroCEE
• Numbering: pp. 211-219
• p-ISSN: 3043-8071
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5592/CO/1CroCEE.2021.82
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:237:410188
• Publication: 2021-03
• Conference: Title: st Croatian Conference on Earthquake Engineering; Location: Zagreb, Croatia; Start date: 2021-03-22; End date: 2021-03-24; Assembly type: Lecture
• Type of resource: Text
• Publisher: Sveučilište u Zagrebu Građevinski fakultet
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2024-08-30 10:22:21