Construction and design defects in the residential buildings and observed earthquake damage types in Turkey
Turkey is situated in a very active earthquake region. In the last century, several earthquakes resulted in thousands of deaths and enormous economic losses. In 1999, the Kocaeli earthquake had an approximate death toll of more than 20 000, and in 2011 the Van earthquake killed 604 people. In genera...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2015-04-01
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Series: | Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences |
Online Access: | http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/15/931/2015/nhess-15-931-2015.pdf |