The 1940 Vrancea Earthquake. Issues, Insights and Lessons Learnt : Proceedings of the Symposium Commemorating 75 Years from November 10, 1940 Vrancea Earthquake - Vacareanu, Radu.; Ionescu, Constantin; SpringerLink (Online service) (Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016)
Part 1. Effects and lessons from November 10th, 1940 Vrancea earthquake -- Overview of Part 1 -- The strong Romanian earthquakes of 10.11.1940 and 4.03.1977. Lessons learned and forgotten? -- Before and after November 10th, 1940 earthquake -- The collapse of Carlton building in Bucharest at November 10, 1940 earthquake: an analysis based on recovered images -- Main characteristics of November 10, 1940 strong Vrancea earthquake in seismological and physics of earthquake terms -- The 10 November 1940 - The first moment of truth for modern constructions in Romania -- Macroseismic effect of the November 10, 1940 earthquake in the territory of Moldova, Ukraine and Russia -- Causes and effects of the November 10, 1940 earthquake -- Part 2. Seismicity of Romania. Seismic hazard assessment; local soil conditions effect -- Overview of Part 2 -- Use of various discrimination techniques to separate small magnitude events occurred in the northern part of Romania -- Prediction of site characterization based on field investigations and empirical correlations -- Spectral displacement demands for strong ground motions recorded during Vrancea intermediate-depth earthquakes -- Analysis of the seismic activity in the Vrancea intermediate-depth source region during the period 2010-2015 -- A Contemporary View to the Impact of the Strong Vrancea Earthquakes on Bulgaria -- Site dependent seismic hazard assessment for Bucharest based on stochastic simulations -- Scaling properties for the Vrancea subcrustal earthquakes: an overview -- The 2013 earthquake swarm in the Galati area: first results for a seismotectonic interpretation -- Comparison of three major historical earthquakes with three recent earthquakes -- An attempt to bridge the gap between the traditional concept of seismic intensity and the need of accuracy required by engineering activities -- Earthquake precursors assessment in Vrancea region through satellite and in-situ monitoring data -- Part 3. Structural design in seismic areas; performance- based design -- Overview of Part 3 -- Influence of the infill panels masonry type on the seismic behaviour of reinforced concrete frame structures -- A time-domain approach for the performance-based analysis of tall buildings in Bucharest -- Unidirectional cyclic behavior of old masonry walls in Romania -- Viscous Damper Distribution using Genetic Algorithms and Pattern Search Optimization -- Selecting and Scaling Strong Ground Motion Records Based on Conditional Mean Spectra. Case Study for Iasi City in Romania -- Part 4. Seismic evaluation and rehabilitation. Seismic risk assessment -- Overview of Part 4 -- Estimation of Damage-Loss from Scenario Earthquake Analogous to November 10, 1940 in Republic of Moldova -- Some remarks regarding seismic vulnerability for orthodox churches -- Seismic loss estimates for scenarios of the 1940 Vrancea Earthquake -- Seismic loss estimates for scenarios of the 1940 Vrancea Earthquake -- Rapid Earthquake Early Warning (REWS) in Romania: Application in real time for governmental authority and critical infrastructures -- Seismic assessment and rehabilitation of existing constructions after the 10th November 1940 and 4th March 1977 earthquakes in Romania -- Analytical seismic fragility functions for dual RC structures in Bucharest -- Conceptual framework for the seismic risk evaluation of transportation networks in Romania -- Annex 1 -- Annex 2 -- Annex 3.
Keywords: Natural disasters; Structural geology; Buildings-Design and construction; Building; Construction; Engineering, Architectural; Natural Hazards; Structural Geology; Building Construction and Design