A New Rapid Seismic Vulnerability Assessment Method for Turkey

Abstract eng:
It is crucial to estimate seismic performance of buildings in tectonically active areas for seismic hazard mitigation. For this purpose, many rapid evaluation methods have been developed for seismic evaluation of existing building stocks. However, those methods usually require giant sources for mid to large size cities. Properties of the structural system, seismic quality of construction and geotechnical properties of soil are important parameters, which have to be collected by costly field investigations. On the other hand, each method reflects the characteristics of building stock, for which it was developed. In this study, a HAZUS based rapid evaluation method using building census data is used for rapid assessment. Validation of the method and building grading system is presented. Bingöl Earthquake data is utilized for this purpose. It is found out that proposed method can be used for seismic assessment of mid to large size cities. However, some modifications are also needed for modeling parameters of masonry structures especially.

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