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Evaluations on the relation of RC building damages with structural parameters after May 19, 2011 Simav (Turkey) earthquake

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  • Hayri Ozmen
  • Mehmet Inel
  • Erdal Akyol
  • Bayram Cayci
  • Hayri Un

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An earthquake has struck Simav, Kutahya, located in the western part of Turkey on May 19, 2011. This paper focuses on the evaluation of the regional damage data and detailed investigation on a set of selected reinforced concrete buildings in Simav county center. The soil properties in Simav are examined in detail using multi-channel analysis of surface wave measurements, boreholes and laboratory test data. The damages are observed to be independent of soil conditions being hilly or plain, both in regional and Simav county center level. However, a slight relation is observed: as the soil period increases, so does the damage. The most damaged buildings are the four story buildings, resembling the case after some other earthquakes in Turkey. Regarding the detailed numerical evaluations on the building set, the properties highly correlated with seismic damage are investigated. Based on the obtained findings, it is concluded that the global building properties may not be enough to establish a strong relation with damage due to the local damages at the structural member level, especially for smaller seismic events. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014

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  • Hayri Ozmen & Mehmet Inel & Erdal Akyol & Bayram Cayci & Hayri Un, 2014. "Evaluations on the relation of RC building damages with structural parameters after May 19, 2011 Simav (Turkey) earthquake," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 71(1), pages 63-84, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:nathaz:v:71:y:2014:i:1:p:63-84
    DOI: 10.1007/s11069-013-0900-y
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