Seismic evaluation of Romanian traditional buildings with timber frame and mud masonry infills by in-plane static cyclic tests

摘要

The Romanian territory has an important seismic potential in Europe, with the Vrancea source. The most destructive seismic events that occurred in Romania in the 20th century (November 10, 1940 and March 4, 1977) have revealed a high level of seismic vulnerability of the built environment. An important part of this built environment is represented by historical buildings, including the traditional ones (timber frame and infills from various materials as brick, stone, adobe, etc.). The investigations after seismic events from November 10, 1940 and March 4, 1977, revealed that the traditional buildings did not suffer any or important damages, thus showed their particular seismic behavior.