Performance of masonry buildings during the 20 and 27 December 2007 Bala (Ankara) earthquakes in Turkey

This paper evaluates the performance of masonry buildings during the 20 and 27 December 2007 Bala (Ankara) earthquakes. Bala is a township located 50 km southeast from Ankara city in Turkey. The majority of the buildings in the affected region are built in masonry. Most of masonry buildings were for...

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Main Author: S. Adanur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2010-12-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/10/2547/2010/nhess-10-2547-2010.pdf