2010 Karakocan-Elazig earthquake and masonry structures


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NATURAL HAZARDS AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES, cilt.11, sa.1, ss.11-16, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 11 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5194/nhess-11-11-2011
  • Dergi Adı: NATURAL HAZARDS AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.11-16
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Karakocan-Elazig-Turkey earthquake with M = 6.0 occurred on 8 March 2010 at 04:32 a.m. (local time) in eastern Turkey and caused the loss of life and heavy damages, as well. The majority of the damaged structures were seismically deficient, unreinforced masonry buildings. In this paper, a site survey of the damaged buildings is presented and the reasons behind the damages are discussed.