ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT: Romania is a very strong earthquake area in the south-east part of the Europe, which is why it is very important to know the characteristics of the masonry, in order to retrofit the buildings in correct way. The paper presents the ways to determinate the characteristics of the bricks and mortars used in old clay brick masonry, which was commonly used in old cultural masonry construction in Romania. 1 INTRODUCTION

According to the Romanian code P 100-3 “Code assessment and design consolidation works for vulnerable seismic buildings” the inspection of the construction must be made by an experienced construction inspector.