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