The SGEB seminar on the 2023 Kahramanamaras earthquakes will present the observations of the ETHZ reconnaissance team members Dr. Nikola Blagojevic and Safak Arslantürkoglu, and of Prof. Ufuk Yazgan from ITU that visited the affected region in February and March 2023. Important aspects of building’s seismic performance that should be considered in more detail, as revealed by these earthquakes will be highlighted. A brief overview of the earthquake sequence will be presented, followed by an evolution of the Turkish building codes, the observations regarding the damage of Masonry and RC buildings, infrastructure damage and on-going recovery efforts. Apart from damage and recovery observations, main takeaways from the observed buildings' performance will be presented as well as how such performance could be improved in future earthquake engineering practice.

A brief overview of the earthquake sequence will be presented, followed by an evolution of the Turkish building codes, the observations regarding the damage of #Masonry and #RCbuildings, #infrastructure damage and on-going #recovery efforts. Apart from damage and recovery observations, main takeaways from the observed buildings' performance will be presented as well as how such performance could be improved in future earthquake engineering practice.

Participation is free and open to anyone interested via the following Zoom Link: 

https://zoom.us/j/93386239467?pwd=RUh2R2JJY0FXZm5sdGtaS1lRNVBmQT09


▶ The recording of the #webinar on the 2023 #kahramanmaraş #earthquakes is now available