Seismic Performance of Industrial Facilities Affected by the 1999 Turkey Earthquake
Publication: Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Volume 20, Issue 1
Abstract
Approximately 40% of the heavy industry in Turkey was located in the region affected by the 1999 7.4 Kocaeli earthquake. Twenty-four facilities representing different industries in the epicentral region were surveyed after the earthquake. Structural and nonstructural damage to these facilities is summarized and performance is reported using a damage classification scheme. Information on typical industrial-facility construction practice in Turkey is presented. Earthquake damage to the most common structural framing systems is highlighted. The structural performance of a small number of the facilities visited by the reconnaissance team is investigated.
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Acknowledgments
This work was supported by the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research (PEER) Center through the Earthquake Engineering Research Centers Program of the National Science Foundation under Award Number NSFEEC-9701568. This support is gratefully acknowledged. The writers would like to acknowledge the other members of the PEER reconnaissance team including Professors Ken Elwood, Khalid Mosalam, John Wallace, and John Stanton. The writers also acknowledge the cooperation, assistance, and access provided by the management and staff at the affected industrial facilities visited by the reconnaissance team.
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Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Volume 20 • Issue 1 • February 2006
Pages: 28 - 36
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© 2006 ASCE.
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Received: Aug 3, 2004
Accepted: Feb 1, 2005
Published online: Feb 1, 2006
Published in print: Feb 2006
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