Posted on Feb 13, 2023
Uneven Code Enforcement Seen in Earthquake-Damaged Buildings in Turkey
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Retrofitting some older/historic structures to withstand earthquakes can be difficult if not impossible without almost rebuilding them. Our US building codes have gone through many changes over the last 50 years or so because it seemed every time another earthquake happened, we found new combinations of forces created by the shifting ground that will cause catastrophic failures. God Bless the people of Turkey and Syria. This massive damage is so difficult to work through.
Uneven Code Enforcement Seen in Earthquake-Damaged Buildings in Turkey
Posted from enr.com
Turkey
Syria
Civil Engineering
Building
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I lived there for almost three years and I can tell you this is absolutely true.
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3 years, you must know the place very well. It's difficult to see destruction in places that we know.
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They are working through some pain now. Usually after a natural disaster communities come together. I pray that is the case here.
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Lived thru the earthquakes in the Philippines. I spent two weeks at an epicenter helping with relief efforts. The recent video on Turkey brought back some very bad memories. Glad they have not shown more video of the gruesome aspects.
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You've seen the worst of it. While I've worked through flood events, I never worked an earthquake. From what I've seen in pictures and textbooks it much more difficult to access and evaluate the damaged area in earthquakes. I hope these people have good Leadership to get them through this.
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Maj Wayne Crist
SFC (Join to see) - Worked all sorts of natural disasters. By far the worse are earthquakes and volcanos.
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