Earthquake threat, Mustafa: Kosovo's buildings since the post-war include no seismic components at all

The director of the Seismic Institute of Kosovo, Shemsi Mustafa, has said administrative guidance that provides information to investors who want to build objects to escape the consequences from earthquakes has entered into Kosovo. In this category, Mustafa has declared in the Electoral Magazine that Kosovo differs from Albania is more advanced. Kosovo” [...]
In this category, Mustafa has declared in the Electoral Magazine that Kosovo differs from Albania is more advanced.
Kosovo with Albania is far from building issues because we are more advanced. All investors and municipalities are informed of the map of seismic danger, and are well informed how far the objects must be built on how high-symic activity areas should be. When there's a construction issue, one is 8 and one is 9 and as far as these parameters are concerned, I don't know because I'm not competent. But these criteria have to be taken into account, as earthquakes occur every day, and we can't bring back people's lives”.
” We should observe the seismic risk map criteria. We usually ignore in the Balkans. It is a earth study that gives parameters: it's a factor of soil, perioda and frequency. These three factors should be ignored when earthquakes occur. This is a very high earthquake, and if these factors are not ignored, it destroys the eight - story buildings”.
Mustafa said the administrative instruction of seismological research is the basic element that serves to build nine-face targets, Kosovo reports.
This administrative directive was adopted five months ago, is important and is available for each municipality. It's the basic element to start construction and it's in force for the last four months. I told it earlier about existing construction, and according to some microzoned seismic parameters, it appreciates whether a building should be strengthened or destroyed”.











