EEFIT Mission Report: Albania 26 November 2019

Author: EEFIT

Date published

22 October 2020

Price
Free
The Institution of Structural Engineers The Institution of Structural Engineers

EEFIT Mission Report: Albania 26 November 2019

Report

Author

EEFIT

Date published

22 October 2020

Author

EEFIT

Price

Free

This EEFIT Field Mission report details the effects of the Mw6.4 earthquake which struck Albania on 26 November 2019.

This report covers:

  • Seismotectonic and geotechnical aspects
  • Albanian building stock
  • Evolution of Albanian seismic building codes
  • Damage assessments of the investigated buildings
  • Case studies
  • Lesson learned

The team delivered a presentation summarising their findings, challenges relating to a remote reconnaissance mission and the use of the newly developed app and spatial tools.
 

Additional information

Format:
PDF
Pages:
115

Tags

Report Disaster mitigation, management & recovery Resilience Humanitarian & International Development Seismic & Vibration EEFIT

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