Mosoarca Marius

Univesity of Life Science "King Mihai I" from Timisoara · Departamentul de Dezvoltare durabilă şi ingineria mediului

For centuries, the architecture monuments consisting of masonry buildings has been built using bricks, wood, roof tiles and various mortars. The characterization of the construction materials has become of primary importance, to obtain information about the raw ingredients and building technology of the mortars, and the history of possible previous...

Historical buildings were built using local materials and technologies and suffered degradation of their structural elements over time due to abandonment, material degradation, unauthorised interventions or the action of extreme events such as earthquakes. In Romania, there are many historic buildings seriously damaged by earthquakes, which during...

In Romania, historic monuments have suffered significant damage after earthquakes. In the southern part of Romania, in the Oltenia region between the years 1838 and 1977, five strong earthquakes with magnitude exceeding 7 ML occurred, causing severe and repeated damage to Orthodox churches constructed with brick masonry and lime mortar. After the 1...

On January 17, 1994, the Northridge earthquake, USA, struck the southern California area, causing unexpected damage to beam-to-column welded steel moment-resting frames (WMRF. After 30 years of this benchmark earthquake, it is interesting to investigate this event from a different point of view, namely, through a combined consideration of forensic...

A large percentage of existing building stock in Italy and throughout Europe is ageing and no longer complies with current regulations, particularly in terms of sustainability. For these reasons, an urgent consolidation plan is needed to ensure an increase in both seismic response and energy response. Indeed, these constructions were built before t...

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...

Historical monuments (palaces, churches, protected urban areas, so on) are integral part of the national cultural heritage which need activities and measures to protect them. The Banloc complex, located in the west of Romania, encompasses five buildings: the castle, the hunting pavilion, the kitchen, housekeeper house, and the stall. This study inv...

The present article discusses the process of architectural and structural diagnosis of a late 18th century, brick masonry built, Christian church located in Vătășești village, Vâlcea county, Romania, presenting the particularities discovered. The church is dedicated to Saint John the Baptist and The Holy Annunciation and it is listed under the LMI...

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...

The climate crisis, the need for a circular economy, and the large financial losses after earthquakes have promoted the concept of the sustainable and resilient design of societies, and more specifically, of lifelines and building environments. Focused on building facilities, it is imperative to prescribe, within the aforementioned framework, the c...

One of the most strength strategies of the European Union, since 1987, are the exchanges of university students who have atended foreign universities with the Erasmus program. This allows them to study, live and share the culture of other Europeans. This Blended Intensive Course was based in the vernacular construction, the world of ancient popula...

The conservation and restoration of historic buildings is a complex problem that requires an interdisciplinary approach in order to increase the bearing capacity of the structure while preserving the authenticity and aesthetics of the building.Despite its high diversity of built heritage, the city of Timisoara, located in the western part of Romani...

The present article discusses the process of structural consolidation and architectural restoration of a late 18th century, brick masonry built, orthodox church located in Vătășești village, Vâlcea county, Romania, presenting the complete process of diagnosis, the edited structural and architectural projects, also the completed conservation and res...

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...

Heritage buildings and historic structures are highly complex systems that have to be understood by performing multi-, inter-, and transdisciplinary studies. It is therefore important to understand how structural parts influence each other and how individual structural elements and their position affect the general behaviour of the whole system.Rec...

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...

It is well known that steel structures have high ductility capacity and high strength to weight ratio, which, theoretically, by nature makes them, the most efficient seismic structural system against strong earthquakes. However, the recorded experience of failures which have befallen over the last 40 years, as a result of strong seismic actions, su...

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...

The current paper aims at analysing the effect of ground motion vertical component in the case of near-field excitations on the structural response of historical masonry buildings. In this perspective, the Banloc Castle in Romania has been considered as a reference case study. This historical masonry structure was damaged by the Banat-Voiteg earthq...

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...

The present research aims at investigating the vibration period of structural units (SUs) of a typical masonry aggregate located in the historical center of Mirandola, a municipality in the province of Modena. The clustered building consists of eighteen SUs mutually interconnected to each other, which are characterized by solid brick walls and defo...

Background The Municipality of Baranello, located in the province of Campobasso, is considered as a reference case study for implementing a systematic procedure for the assessment of local site effects. The territory is characterised by a heterogeneous soil, made of a basal interval formed in large part by outcrops found along with the middle-basal...

In the present research work, the effect of ground motion vertical components in case of near-field excitations has been analysed. To this aims, the Banloc Castle, an historical masonry building, located in the Region of Banloc in Romania has been analysed. A FEM model of the building, has been setup using DIANA FEA analysis software and investi...

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...

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...

Historic buildings are complex structures in which all the composing elements work together. Studies of heritage structures after seismic events have shown that timber roof structures strongly influence the seismic response of masonry structures, being able to reduce or enhance the out-of-plane displacement of the structure. Starting from these obs...

This research aims at studying the effects induced by the seismic sequence occurred in 2016 in the Central Italy. The mainshock recorded, which had a moment magnitude of 6.0, caused substantial damages to several historical centres of different Italian regions. In the paper, the attention is focused on the damage scenario of an urban sector within...

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...

Historic timber roof structures are complex systems built according to the knowledge of carpenters. Still, besides the technical knowledge of the craftsman, the shape and choice of roof structure type was significantly influenced by the context of the building, the neighboring buildings and ultimately to the surrounding area. Today, due to that det...

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...

It is generally acknowledged that heritage buildings were built by taking their environment into consideration, and therefore they have a high resilience towards various climatic factors. The increasing negative effect of the climate change on the state of conservation of valuable heritage buildings has already been recognized by heritage protectio...

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...

Timisoara is one of the most important Romanian's city. Located in the Banat region, it is in a very high seismic zone characterized by earthquakes with small depths and magnitudes not exceeding 5.6 on the Richter scale. In 2021 Timisoara will be the Capital of European Culture and, therefore, the numerous buildings with historical-artistic value i...

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...

Historic timber roof structures represent some of the most complex structural solutions of Europe’s history. They were built, until the early 19th century, in a close connection with their surrounding and the building they belong to, according to the knowledge and philosophy of craftsmen. In recent years, many studies tried to find a way to properl...

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...