A Review of Socio-Economic Consequences, Losses and Human Casualties of the 1977 Vrancea, Romania Earthquake

Although its socio-economic disaster pattern was obvious, the March 4, 1977 Vrancea, Romania earthquake was studied mainly in seismological and earthquake engineering terms. In 1977, the loss data released in Romania, referred to 32,900 collapsed or heavily damaged dwellings, 35,000 homeless familie...

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Main Authors: Emil-Sever GEORGESCU, Antonios POMONIS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National R&D Institute URBAN-INCERC, INCERC Bucharest Branch 2011-01-01
Series:Constructii: Journal of Civil Engineering Research
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Online Access:http://constructii.incerc2004.ro/Archive/2011-2/art2-2-2011.pdf