On 6 April 2009 an earthquake of magnitude 6.3 occurred in L'Aquila city, Italy. In the city
center and surrounding villages many masonry and reinforced concrete (RC) buildings were …

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 (M _ L) has struck Simav, Kutahya located in the
western part of Turkey on May 19, 2011. The ground motion caused observable damage …

During the last earthquakes in Turkey, reinforced concrete structures in the cities and
masonry structures in the rural part were exposed to damage and failure. Masonry houses …

Due to the high seismic risk posed by the school infrastructure in developing countries and
the lack of technical quantitative tools for risk assessment and strengthening prioritization …

The May 19, 2011 an earthquake hit Simav (K $\ddot {u} $ tahya) province in Turkey. Simav
is a district of K $\ddot {u} $ tahya located 255 km southwest from capital city of Turkey …

This study aims to utilise genetic algorithms for the estimation of peak ground accelerations
(PGA). A case study is carried out for the earthquake data from south-west Turkey. The input …

Van, a city in Eastern Anatolian Turkey, was hit by two earthquakes with magnitudes of M w=
7.2 and M w= 5.6 in October and November 2011. Both earthquakes caused extensive …

A previous study by the authors provides an overview of existing seismic risk assessment
approaches and available seismic fragility information and highlights the lack of relevant …

The present paper discusses the seismic analysis of a structure standing on moderate
sloping ground. The case study is San Giovanni Evangelista church in Casentino, Italy. The …

Masonary school buildings were damaged very heavly or coolapsed in Karakocan-Elazig-
Turkey earthquake with M= 6.0 occurred on 08 March 2010 at 04: 32 am (local time) at …