Earthquake-induced landslide hazard assessment in the Vrancea Seismic Region (Eastern Carpathians, Romania): Constraints and perspectives

M Micu, D Micu, HB Havenith - Geomorphology, 2023 - Elsevier
In seismically-active regions, earthquake-induced landslides (EqIL) are likely to enhance
slope denudation and sediment delivery both over short and longer terms, which might …

Breakdown of earthquake self‐similar scaling and source rupture directivity in the 2016–2017 central Italy seismic sequence

H Wang, Y Ren, R Wen, P Xu - Journal of Geophysical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
To analyze the source characteristics of the 2016–2017 central Italy seismic sequence,
source spectra of 78 earthquakes of ML= 3.5–6.1 were separated from the S wave Fourier …

Empirical evaluation of the control period TC for intermediate-depth earthquakes: application for Romania

F Pavel, S Yaghmaei-Sabegh - Natural Hazards, 2023 - Springer
This study focuses on the empirical assessment of the control period TC for intermediate-
depth earthquakes. A ground motion database of about 700 recordings from 25 intermediate …

Empirical frequency content models based on intermediate-depth earthquake ground-motions

S Yaghmaei-Sabegh, F Pavel, M Shahvar… - Soil Dynamics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Most of the empirical models that have been proposed to estimate the frequency variation of
earthquakes were based on shallow earthquake data, so the need to examine the accuracy …

On the seismic wave attenuation at the bend of the Southeastern Carpathians

L Ardeleanu, C Neagoe, AO Placinta, A Coman - Journal of Seismology, 2023 - Springer
D models for the quality factor along a few profiles crossing the Vrancea region and the
adjacent extra-Carpathian zone have been recently developed, to reconstruct the ground …

An Updated Perspective of the Impact of the 1940 Vrancea Earthquake on Design and Construction Practices in Romania

F Pavel - Buildings, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study presents an updated view of the effects of the 1940 Vrancea earthquake.
Recently compiled studies in the literature from the time of the event, as well as other …

Ground Motion Duration Patterns for Vrancea (Romania) Intermediate-Depth Earthquakes

F Pavel, G Nica - Geosciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study is focused on evaluating ground motion durations of Vrancea intermediate-depth
earthquakes in Romania, in the context of future updates to the Romanian seismic design …

Earthquake source characteristics and S-wave propagation attenuation in the junction of the northwest Tarim Basin and Kepingtage Fold-and-Thrust Zone

H Wang, R Wen - Frontiers in Earth Science, 2020 - frontiersin.org
We separated the propagation path attenuation and source spectra from the S-wave Fourier
amplitude spectra of the observed ground motions recorded during 46 small-to-moderate …

Seismic risk assessment of on-ground circular reinforced concrete and prestressed concrete water tanks using stochastic ground motion simulations

F Pavel - Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 2021 - Springer
This case-study is dedicated to the seismic risk assessment of cylindrical fixed-based
reinforced concrete and prestressed concrete water tanks situated in Romania. The fixed …

Evaluation of Key PSHA Assumptions—Case-Study for Romania

F Pavel - Geosciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
This case-study focuses on the analysis of several key assumptions necessary for the
probabilistic seismic hazard assessment of Romania in the light of a future seismic hazard …