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WITHDRAWN Causes of the Earthquake Damage of Buildings in the Aftermath of the February 6, 2023 Earthquake

WITHDRAWN A devastating earthquake centered Kahramanmaras hit 11 cities of TURKEY on February 6, 2023 and caused significant damage to buildings and infrastructures. The purpose of this study is to analyze the damage reason of the existing buildings within the affected areas. The damage was measured from minor to total collapse and has to be evaluated in order to be ready for the upcoming earthquakes.

As is known, earthquakes are big laboratory’s and clearly reveal the inadequacies in structures. As a result of the observations carried out after the earthquake’s, it may be possible to make changes to the code regulations. In this context, it is decided to examine the damage reasons of building in 11 cities exposed to the earthquake in detail. Initially, the numbers of buildings with minor damage, moderate damage, severe damage and completely displaced in these cities were attained. By these information, It will be possible to examine the demolition rate and damage reason of the buildings constructed with the old regulation and with the other regulations.

After determining the damaged reasons, it will be possible to determine the main deficiency that caused demolition for the structures’ that were built by all known code regulations. Afterwards, it is planned to set out the measures to be taken to hinder total collapse and to suggest new proposals for code regulation to build a truly earthquake-resistant structure. Thus, it will be possible to be prepared for earthquakes that may occur in the near future.

Session: February 2023 Mw 7.8 Earthquake Sequence in Turkey

Type: Oral

Room: 201 A/B

Date: 4/19/2023

Presentation Time: 04:45 PM (local time)

Presenting Author: H. Murat Tanarslan

Student Presenter: No

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