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Earthquakes and Structures Volume 23, Number 3, October 2022 , pages 231-243 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/eas.2022.23.3.231 |
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Damages to Rubble Stone Masonry Structures during the January 24, 2020, Sivrice (Elazig) Earthquake in Turkey |
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Ali Ural, Fatih K. Firat, Mehmet E. Kara, Tulin Celik and Sukran Tanriverdi
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| Abstract | ||
| The earthquake with a magnitude of Mw 6.8, which occurred on January 24, 2020, hit Sivrice (Elazig) province of Turkey. The earthquake area takes place on the East Anatolian Fault Zone (EAFZ) located between the Arabian and Turkish plates, one of the most active seismic regions in Turkey. According to the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency of Turkey (AFAD), 584 buildings collapsed, 6845 were heavily damaged, 1207 were moderately damaged, and 14389 were slightly damaged. The authors went to the region of earthquake after the mainshock to investigate the earthquake performances of masonry buildings. This paper presents the seismological aspects of the earthquake, acceleration records, and response spectra with different damping ratios. Furthermore, some typical damages and failure mechanisms on masonry buildings like rubble stone dwellings and minarets are discussed with illustrative photos. Although many major earthquakes have occurred in the region, similar mistakes are still being made in masonry building construction. In consequence, some suggestions viewpoint of the wooden tie beams, the corner details of masonry walls, the door and window openings, the metal fasteners and the earthquake codes are made to be more careful in masonry constructions at the end of the article. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| adobe structures; masonry structures; Sivrice earthquake; strong ground motions | ||
| Address | ||
| Ali Ural, Fatih K. Firat, Mehmet E. Kara, Tulin Çelik and Sukran Tanriverdi: Aksarav University, Department of Civil Engineering, 68100, Aksarav, Turkey | ||