Sarhosis, V orcid.org/0000-0002-5748-7679, Giarlelis, C, Karakostas, C et al. (4 more authors) (2022) Observations from the March 2021 Thessaly Earthquakes: an earthquake engineering perspective for masonry structures. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 20 (10). pp. 5483-5515. ISSN 1570-761X
Abstract
Two strong earthquakes hit Thessaly region on March 3rd, 2021 (Mw = 6.3) and on March 4th, 2021 (Mw = 6.1). The epicentres of the earthquakes were located at approximately 23 and 29 km respectively NW of Larissa, one of the most populous cities in Greece. Several aftershocks followed thereafter. Although no injuries were recorded, several structures suffered significant damage close to the epicentre, while some others collapsed. Approximately 300 residents of the village of Damasi were transferred to temporary settlements and tents. The event occurred during the COVID19 lockdown and created significant stress and disruption to residents. This paper focuses on the earthquake swarm itself as well as the damages observed in residential buildings, schools, and churches in the earthquake-stricken region. The earthquakes mainly impacted low-rise domestic masonry buildings, while the more modern reinforced concrete structures built following the recent seismic regulations were almost unaffected. The typology of buildings in the region, together with photographs demonstrating the extent of damage are presented herein. Despite the rather satisfactory performance of modern buildings in recent earthquakes in Greece, the preliminary investigations from the Thessaly Earthquakes showed that there is still a significant level of vulnerability in existing masonry building stock constructed using traditional methods and materials. This issue could re-emerge in future earthquakes striking other rural areas of Greece, something that needs to be addressed systematically in the future.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2022. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) |
Keywords: | Damage; Earthquake; Greece; Masonry; Visual assessment |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Civil Engineering (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 25 May 2022 15:19 |
Last Modified: | 25 Jun 2023 22:59 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s10518-022-01416-w |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:187277 |