What Are Experts Saying About the Earthquakes That Shake Our Country?

In addition to the news coming from the earthquake area for days, both on TV programs and broadcasts and on social media, fault movements that caused two earthquakes, why the earthquake was so devastating, the probability of two major earthquakes occurring in a row. and we have heard countless things about many other topics.

The disaster is so great that the foreign press, like the domestic press, has been talking about the earthquakes in our country for days. Seismologists, geologists, civil and environmental engineers and evaluates this rare catastrophe.

Harold Tobin of the University of Washington pointed out that the disaster was a rare occurrence;

Seismologist Harold Tobin, in his statements about the earthquake in the region, stated that both earthquakes The region has earthquakes of unprecedented magnitude in the history of earthquakes.; On a global scale, he stated that although two major earthquakes were not seen in a row, they were extremely rare.

Stating that the number of strike-slip fault earthquakes seen on land anywhere in the world during the past century was very low, Tobin said that that aftershocks still pose a risk also emphasized. He stated that there is a possibility of a major earthquake in the region.

Dawn Lehman, also from Washington University, spoke about the durability of buildings and the management of processes;

Civil and environmental engineer Dawn Lehman, without seismic isolation systems reinforced concrete buildings are vulnerable to earthquakes emphasizes.

of two buildings, both of which have the same strength only the seismically isolated building can withstand crashes Expressing that, Lehman also states that many technologies have been developed by countries in this regard.

However, Lehman focused on the application and development of these technologies as well as the development of seismic isolation technologies. construction methods are also critical adds; He draws attention to the fact that they have seen that many problems can be solved over the years with the improvements made in the regulations…

Jerome Hajjar of Northeastern University spoke about the hard truth about the state of the buildings;

Jerome Hajjar, head of the civil and environmental engineering department and director of the Laboratory for Structural Testing of Resilient and Sustainable Systems, says that there are many well-qualified engineers in our country. But at the same time it also reveals a painful truth once again;

Hajjar, after the 1999 earthquake, civil engineers, construction practices do not conform to advanced engineering drawings He says he has discovered what he has discovered… In other words, projects prepared by engineers remain only on paper.

There are also striking statements from Mehrdad Sasani, who is an expert in the gradual collapse of structures and earthquake engineering;

Sasani, another civil and environmental engineer from Northeastern University, said that when design and construction standards are followed in buildings, Although there are damages, the destruction is largely eliminated. says.

Sassanid, “Had they designed and, more importantly, built according to current laws and standards, the building would have collapsed at a very small rate for an earthquake of this level.“He joins the experts who emphasize this bitter truth…

Earthquake structural engineer Dr. H. Kit Miyamoto: Only one in 10 buildings meets the standards.

Miyamoto, a world-renowned earthquake structural engineer, There are various standards to make buildings earthquake resistant in Turkey. but unfortunately, he states that he thinks only one in 10 buildings meet these standards.

Miyamoto said that eight buildings can be strengthened with the cost of constructing one building in Turkey.but seismic reinforcement does not add market value.” he adds…

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