THE CEYHAN EARTHQUAKE OF JUNE 27, 1998 AND DESIGN OF EARTQUAKE RESISTING BUILDINGS

Our country is under risk of earthquake, and it has lost extensive economical goods. In addition to this, the reality of buildings those had not been constructed earthquake resisting on seismic regions have come out. It is true that those kind of building have been constructed all over the country....

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Main Authors: Hasan Kaplan, Hanifi Binici, Hayri Ün
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pamukkale University 1998-03-01
Series:Pamukkale University Journal of Engineering Sciences
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Online Access:http://dergipark.ulakbim.gov.tr/pajes/article/view/5000090036
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Summary:Our country is under risk of earthquake, and it has lost extensive economical goods. In addition to this, the reality of buildings those had not been constructed earthquake resisting on seismic regions have come out. It is true that those kind of building have been constructed all over the country. In this paper the design of earthquake resisting buildings have been taken up. It is dwelled upon the buildings had damages in Adana-Ceyhan earthquake at 27th July 1998 and reasons of damages. The damages on the buildings are appreciated under the lights of principles of design of earthquake resisting. The important precautions that have to taken are grouped for not living those kind of tragic earthquake disasters.
ISSN:1300-7009
2147-5881