Kosovo is one of the most seismically active regions in Europe, lying within Alpine-Mediterranean tectonic belt. Historical records for region show several catastrophic earthquakes with epicentral intensity IX (MCS). However, due to Kosovo’s high population density, prevalence traditional construction, and insufficient enforcement building codes, vulnerable earthquake damage. In this study, we ...

The city of Ohrid is one the oldest settlements in western Balkans, exceptionally rich with archeological, architectural, and cultural sites, which must be protected from damage during future earthquakes by proper retrofitting strengthening old structures. To provide a sound basis for work, this paper, we describe amplitudes strong ground motion range probabilities being exceeded. We use Unifor...

Recent experimental research has shown that ordinary unbounded steel reinforced elastomeric bearings (SREBs) can be considered as an attractive cost-effective option for the seismic isolation of highway bridges. To further investigate its benefits, the current study is focused on the seismic risk assessment of an optimally designed highway bridge isolated by SREB system. A typical three-span hi...

Disaggregation of probabilistic seismic hazard allows to quantify how much one or more earthquake scenarios contribute the occurrence [exceedance] a ground motion intensity measure ( I M ) $( {IM} )$ threshold interest (x) at construction site. The scenario is usually defined in terms magnitude (M), source-to-site distance (R), and possibly includes standardized residual (?) model considered an...