THE EFFECTS OF THE TURKEY EARTHQUAKE ON CIVIL ENGINEERING STRUCTURES

Authors

  • Matej Fischinger Univerza v Ljubljani, Fakulteta za gradbeništvo in geodezijo, Ljubljana

Abstract

Strong earthquakes are frequent and expected in the vicinity of Izmet, which was struck by a devastating earthquake on 17 August 1999. The numerous victims and extensive damage came as a surprise in a country with developed earthquake engineering. However, the codification of earthquake-resistant design apparently had little influence on construction practices. The well known causes of structure failure, such as soft stories, non-ductile details, weak stirrups, insufficient anchorage and liquefaction, were identified. New knowledge has been obtained from the analysis of numerous collapses of non-ductile reinforced concrete frames with hollow clay tile infills.

References

EERI, 1999. Special Earthquake Report -The Izmit (Kocaeli), Turkey earthquake of August 17,1999, http://www.eeri.org/Reconn/ Turkey0899/.

Fischinger, M., Fajfar, P., Žarnič R. 1999. Posledice potresa 17. 8. 1999 v Turčiji, Gradbeni vestnik, letnik 48, št. 11-12, str. 254-265.

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Published

19-01-2024

Issue

No. 14-15 (2001): Ujma

Section

Natural and other disasters abroad

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