SEISMIC ASSESSMENT OF A HISTORIC AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN MASONRY BUILDING IN SARAJEVO'S BAŠČARŠIJA

"The main purpose of this paper is to assess the seismic resistance of a masonry building from the Austro-Hungarian period in Sarajevo. The building is situated in Sarajevo's old Baščaršija, which is well-known for its marketplace of tiny adobe and wooden buildings from the Ottoman era. It is characterized by specific Austro-Hungarian architecture from the rebuilt Latin district next to the Miljacka River. European construction rules were created following a fire in 1879. The structure is notable for its size and design, which combines Ottoman surroundings with Austro-Hungarian influences. The original structure had two floors A business area occupied the ground floor, while residential apartments occupied the top floor of the original building, which was recorded by the Governmental Building Department in 1903. It was a typical residential rental building at the time. Later, a second level was constructed while keeping the same layout and structural elements. Typical Austro-Hungarian solid bricks from that era were used to construct the load-bearing walls, with lime mortar for the joints. Sand infill serves as fire-resistant insulation between the wooden beams and boards that form the floor structure. The original pitched roof was made of wood. Numerical modeling and nonlinear static (pushover) analysis were conducted using the 3Muri software package. The 3Muri software package, specialized in analyzing masonry structures, employs the innovative Frame by Macro Element (FME) method, enabling detailed seismic behavior analysis of walls. This paper presents detailed pushover analysis results, covering the distribution of lateral forces (uniform and static) for horizontal acceleration in the X and Y directions, considering the significant damage state for a 475-year return period. The main parameter monitored during the analysis was the vulnerability indexes. Results are presented for all walls, and wall damage was analyzed relative to the direction of seismic action, identifying walls most affected by bending or shear forces."