A RECONNAISSANCE REPORT - 1995 DINAR, TURKEY, EARTHQUAKE

Authors
TEZCAN SS IPEK M
Citation
Ss. Tezcan et M. Ipek, A RECONNAISSANCE REPORT - 1995 DINAR, TURKEY, EARTHQUAKE, Engineering structures, 18(12), 1996, pp. 906-916
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Civil
Journal title
Engineering structures → ACNP
ISSN journal
01410296
Volume
18
Issue
12
Year of publication
1996
Pages
906 - 916
Database
ISI
SICI code
0141-0296(1996)18:12<906:ARR-1D>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
During the 1st October 1995 Dinar, Turkey, earthquake, a total of 90 p eople died and about 240 people were injured. The number of collapsed or heavily damaged buildings exceeded 8000 within a radius of 20 km ar ound the epicentre. The ground rupture was about 11 km long along an u nexpected, new fault line. The reinforced concrete moment resisting fr amed structures as well as brick masonry houses experienced the most s evere damage, especially those situated on soft soil layers of alluviu m formations. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd.