Earthquakes and Structures

Volume 3, Number 1, 2012, pages 83-95

DOI: 10.12989/eas.2012.3.1.083

Seismic vulnerability and preservation of historical masonry monumental structures

Adem Dogangun and Halil Sezen

Abstract

Seismic damage and vulnerability of five historical masonry structures surveyed after the 1999 Kocaeli and Duzce, Turkey earthquakes are discussed in this paper. The structures are located in two neighboring cities that have been struck by five very large (Ms

Key Words

seismic damage; historical Turkish mosques; masonry; deterioration; earthquake

Address

Adem Dogangun: Department of Civil Engineering, Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey Halil Sezen: Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science, The Ohio State University, Ohio, USA