First Detections of the Buildings Collapsed in the Earthquake from the British

Two major earthquakes that occurred on February 6, 9 hours apart, caused great destruction in 10 provinces, tens of thousands of citizens lost their lives due to unstable buildings. This situation to prevent it from happening again destroyed and damaged buildings reviews progress.

to reviews, A team from England also participated. The team of structural and civil engineers, who set out on February 13, went to the earthquake area to support research on the destruction caused by the earthquake. The team is working in partnership with Turkish research teams.

Some initial results the team found: Stones brought from the riverbed mixed into the concrete

In their research, the British team collected some evidence that constructions were of poor quality, such as samples of concrete mixed with gravel. Moreover, in some concrete samples large stones up to 6 centimeters tall genius found.

Emily So, one of the team leaders at Cambridge University’s Center for Risks in the Built Environment, said that these stones that it creates very serious problems in the strength of concrete. explained.

It is also important to examine solid buildings:

Emily So, what to learn from the success of surviving buildings He also emphasized that it is important enough to learn from the collapsed building. He stated that the presence of solid buildings next to collapsed buildings plays a key role in the lessons to be learned in this earthquake.

Seismic isolator and similar techniques only increase the cost by 10-15%:

According to engineer Ziggy Lbkowski of architecture firm Arup, installing systems such as seismic isolators in buildings, It increases the cost by 10-15%.