Iasmina Onescu

Polytechnic University of Timisoara · Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning (ARH)

Preservation of the load-bearing historical structures represents a common research topic nowadays, as it stands a provocative and difficult task. At the same time, sustainability represents a concept of high interest in the light of recent climate change events, a concept that has become a responsibility in the past years. Safeguarding of the hist...

Architectural heritage represents one of the most important assets of a local community, as it embodies their authenticity and spirit of place. This paper takes a look at the nobiliary manor houses in the extra-urban area of the county Arad, which is located in the western part of Romania, close to the border with Hungary. Along the Mures River, th...

Romania is a country located in Europe, with moderate seismicity and a very large number of historical churches. Banat region is the second most important seismic area in the country, located in the western part, characterized by shallow earthquakes of crustal type. In Banat area there are many historic churches, both Orthodox and Catholic. The maj...

For the time being, there is a considerable amount of abandoned, historical buildings worldwide which are sadly distinguishable owing to the progressive state of dilapidation they are in. The primary reason for which these valuable constructions are forsaken is the absence of monetary funds that would naturally allow for their long-term maintenance...

Dear Colleagues, I am delighted to invite you to submit your paper to the Special Issue "Study and Application in Construction: Disaster Prevention and Structural Engineering", launched by the journal Sustainability, I am coordinating with Prof. Marius Mosoarca, Dr. Iasmina Onescu and Dr. Alexandra Keller. Information on this Special Issue can be f...

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Timisoara is a city located in the western part of Romania, in an area characterised by shallow earthquakes of crustal type, with a design seismic acceleration ag=0.20g. The city has a lot of historical buildings in Secession, Art Nouveau and Baroque architectural style, located in Cetate, Iosefin and Fabric districts. The typical buildings are mad...

Heritage buildings represent part of our identity as a community, so they must be protected in order to ensure the inheritance of the next generations. Natural hazards, such as earthquakes, represent a high risk factor for historic buildings, which were built before the existence of any seismic design code, so their seismic vulnerability must be as...

The Banat seismic area in Romania is characterized by shallow earthquakes that generate in historic buildings different failure mechanisms. Religious buildings represent one of the most important historical buildings in Romania, with interesting structures and beautiful architectural details, but many of them in a poor conservation state. The failu...

This work focuses on the built heritage in Romania, with particular attention to five Orthodox masonry churches located in the Banat region, whose structural configuration is characterized by a unique nave and a bell tower included into the main façade. In this paper, at first a seismic performance comparison of five churches with simplified risk a...

n Rezumat: Clădirile de patrimoniu repre-zintă o parte importantă a oraşului istoric şi trebuie protejate prin strategii complexe de prezervare, pentru a asigura autenti-citatea şi spiritul locului. Baza oricărei politici de restaurare este formată din cu-noştinţele care pot fi îmbunătăţite în urma aplicării metodologiilor de evaluare a vul-nerabil...

The current study presents the assessment of the vulnerability of a listed historical building built in 1806, namely the church called "SF. Filimon". A thorough analyses was made for the gravitational loads and the pressure on the foundation and for the seismic internal forces on the walls. A rigorous inspection was carried out to survey all the ex...

Background Timisoara is one of the most important Romanina cities, located in the Banat area and characterised by shallow earthquakes with high ground motion vertical component. The seismicity of the area, in accordance with the P-100 Romanian Code, is affected by medium-high hazard level with an expected maximum PGA of 0.20 g. From a historical-ar...

Doctoral thesis in the field of seismic vulnerability assessment of historical urban centers

Timisoara is the biggest city located in the Banat seismic area, the second most important seismic zone of Romania. The specificity of the area is represented by shallow earthquakes of crustal type, with small focal depths and a PGA = 0.20g. Because Timisoara was declared the European Capital of Culture 2021, it is mandatory to assess the seismic v...

Romania is a European country, crossed by Carpathian Mountains and Danube River, with two important seismic zones. First and most dangerous one is Vrancea zone, near the capital of the country, Bucharest. The second most important seismic area is Banat, characterized by shallow earthquakes and a peak ground acceleration ag=0.2g. The most important...

Romania is a country located in the Estern Europe. It has two important seismic areas, Vrancea and Banat. Vrancea seismic region is located close to the biggest city of Romania, Bucharest, which is also the capital, while Banat seismic area is located in the western part of the country. The most important city from Banat area is Timisoara, which wa...

https://www.researchgate.net/deref/https%3A%2F%2Fauthors.elsevier.com%2Fc%2F1YmPW4p6GuC1cK Timisoara is the most important city located in the Banat seismic area, characterized by shallow earthquakes. The city with its many architectural values was declared the European Capital of Culture for 2021. In order to assure both the safety of Timisoara's...

Earthquakes represents a risk for each city located in a seismic area, with a high level of uncertainties. Timisoara is the biggest city in Banat seismic area, which is the second most important seismic region in Romania. The seismicity of the area is characterised by shallow earthquakes of crustal type, whit small focal depths and a peak ground ac...

Timisoara is a European city, located in the western part of Romania, in a seismic area, characterized by shallow earthquakes with most probable magnitude 6 Mw and intensity 7. Timisoara was selected to be the European Capital of Culture 2021, transforming the city into a centre of interest for cultural agenda. One of the major intentions of the ci...

The seismic risk evaluation of built-up areas is associated to the level of earthquake hazard, building vulnerability and level of exposure. It is well known that the large-scale vulnerability assessment is a very important topic for the protection of historical buildings and the mitigation of effects of natural phenomena on the built-up. In 2020 T...

City blocks developed in settlements part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and in Timisoara in particular, are still standing today and pose common rehabilitation problems related to energy efficiency and structural reinforcement. Moreover, many of the buildings are classified as monuments and are not compatible with current energy rehabilitation tec...

Romania is an European country with two major seismic zones, Vrancea and Banat. Timisoara is one of the biggest cities in Romania, located in Banat seismic area, characterized by shallow earthquakes, with depths between 2 and 20 km and important vertical forces. In the historical area of Timisoara there were classified different types of structures...

Romania is an European country with two major seismic zones, Vrancea and Banat. Timisoara is one of the biggest cities in Romania, located in Banat seismic area, characterized by shallow earthquakes, with depths between 2 and 20 km and important vertical forces. In the historical area of Timisoara there were classified different types of structures...

Romania is an eastern European country, with two major seismic zones, Vrancea and Banat. The most important city located in Banat seismic area, characterized by shallow earthquakes, is Timisoara, a city with many architectural values that was declared European Capital of Culture for 2021. During the activities that will take part starting from 2021...

Timisoara is a European city, located in the western part of Romania, in a seismic area, characterized by shallow earthquakes with most probable magnitude 6 Mw and intensity 7. Timisoara was selected to be the European Capital of Culture 2021, transforming the city into a centre of interest for cultural agenda. One of the major intentions of the ci...

The seismic risk evaluation of built-up areas is associated to the level of earthquake hazard, building vulnerability and level of exposure. It is well known that the large-scale vulnerability assessment is a very important topic for the protection of historical buildings and the mitigaion of effects of natural phenomena on the built-up. In 2020 Ti...

Romania is a European seismic country, with a very interesting history and landscape. Timisoara, located in the western part of the country, is subjected to shallow earthquakes and in the same time, presents valuable historical buildings whose seismic vulnerability is not very well known or assumed. Taking into consideration the fact that Timisoara...

Romania in a country characterised by various seismic zones, with different intensities and different depth events. Timisoara is one of the biggest city of Romania and is located in Banat seismic area, where the shallow earthquakes are specific. The architecture of the city is full of historic masonry beautiful buildings, a lot of them in a dangero...

Timisoara is a growing city in the western part of Romania, in a seismic area, with a lot of masonry buildings with historical and cultural value, with interesting structural elements such as vaults, arches, slabs, walls, that were affected by earthquakes, subsidence of foundations, negative human actions or lack of interventions. Masonry historica...

Romania is a country divided in two important seismic areas, with a history that has as proof buildings with historical and cultural value, most of them made in masonry. A large number of those buildings have suffered damages because of earthquakes, subsidence of foundations or lack of interventions. In this article will be presented some consolida...

Europe has many buildings made in masonry, with very interesting wooden framework, from different ages. Most of those buildings are still to see, so in order to provide a true history for further generations, is important to assure our heritage. Despite of the complex framework, timber roof may affect or may consolidate masonry structure below, dep...

In western part of Romania, the end of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth century were characterised by a specific way of construction, using reinforced concrete elements, such as slabs, beams, walls and framing. Despite of the reinforced concrete that was used, after earthquakes, historic buildings have recorded important damages, d...

In Banat region, in the western part of Romania, most of the historical buildings are made of masonry, using brick block, or stone, structures that are considered an assemblage of compact elements, linked by mortar joist. Therefore, they are seriously damaged by the earthquakes recorded in the area in the past century, developing different failure...

Extreme actions represent a high risk for buildings belonging to historic urban areas and archaeological sites. Because of the conformation of the buildings, the low quality of used materials and the current state of conservation, these buildings tend to be very vulnerable to horizontal forces generated during earthquakes and terrorist attacks. Thi...