| Abstract: | During the 27 June 1998 Adana (Turkey) earthquake, only one strong-motion record was retrieved in the region where the most damage occurred. This single record from the station in Ceyhan, approximately 15 km from the epicenter of that earthquake, exhibits characteristics that are related to the dominant frequencies of the ground and structures. The purpose of this paper is to explain the causes of the damage as inferred from both field observations and the characteristics of a single strong-motion record retrieved from the immediate epicentral area. In the town of Ceyhan there was considerable but selective damage to a significant number of mid-rise (7-12 stories high) buildings. The strong-motion record exhibits dominant frequencies that are typically similar for the mid-rise building structures. This is further supported by spectral ratios derived using Nakamura‘s method [QR of RTRI, 30 (1989) 25] that facilitates computation of a spectral ratio from a single tri-axial record as the ratio of amplitude spectrum of horizontal component to that of the vertical component [R = H(f)/V(f)]. The correlation between the damage and the characteristics exhibited from the single strong-motion record is remarkable. Although deficient construction practices played a significant role in the extent of damage to the mid-rise buildings, it is clear that site resonance also contributed to the detrimental fate of most of the mid-rise buildings. Therefore, even a single record can be useful to explain the effect of site resonance on building response and performance. Such information can be very useful for developing zonation criteria in similar alluvial valleys. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. |
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| Citation Author: | Celebi, M. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Revelations from a single strong-motion record retreived during the 27 June 1998 Adana (Turkey) earthquake; 2000; Article; Journal; Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering; Celebi, M. |
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| Citation Year: | 2000 |
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| Text: | Revelations from a single strong-motion record retreived during the 27 June 1998 Adana (Turkey) earthquake; 2000; Article; Journal; Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering; Celebi, M. |
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| URL (DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0267-7261(00)00061-0 |
| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 2000 00:00 -0600 |
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