The August 17, 1999, Kocaeli (Turkey) earthquake — damage to structures Journal Articles

abstract

• The 1975 Turkish code provisions are first reviewed to provide the background for design and detailing of structures prior to the earthquake. The performance of reinforced concrete and masonry structures is described indicating many of the deficiencies in design, detailing, and construction execution. The behaviour of precast concrete structures, steel structures, and industrial facilities is also presented. The provisions of the 1997 Turkish building code are summarized and a description of new construction provides evidence of both excellent and poor construction practice. Some examples of retrofitting of damaged structures soon after the earthquake are also presented.Key words: seismic design, earthquake, Kocaeli, structures, codes, concrete, precast concrete.

authors

• Saatcioglu, Murat
• Mitchell, Denis
• Tinawi, René
• Gardner, N John
• Gillies, Anthony G
• Ghobarah, Ahmed
• Anderson, Donald L
• Lau, David

status

• published 

publication date

• August 1, 2001

has subject area

• 0905 Civil Engineering (FoR)
• 1202 Building (FoR)
• Civil Engineering (Science Metrix)

published in

• Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering  Journal

keywords

• 40 Engineering
• 4005 Civil Engineering

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1139/l01-043

start page

• 715

end page

• 737

volume

• 28

issue

• 4