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Turkey 1999
Earthquake
Turkey 1999
Kocaeli
Study
AIJ
authors
Architectural Institute of Japan Japan Society of Civil Engineers
Date
1999
Damage Scale
EMS-98 (European Macroseismic Scale: 1998 version)
Notes
building class description was not available
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Documentation
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Damage Levels
77
Grade 0
no damage observed
78
Grade 1
is negligible slight damage: no damage in structural members and/or slight damage in non-structural elements are observed
79
Grade 2
is moderate damage: slight damage in structural members and/or moderate damage in non-structural elements are observed
80
Grade 3
is substantial to heavy damage: moderate damage in structural members and/or heavy damage in non-structural elements are observed
81
Grade 4
is very heavy damage: heavy damage in structural memebers and very heavy damage in non-structural elements are observed
82
Grade 5
is destruction: very heavy damage in structure and/or collapse is observed
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Building Classes
46
RC 1-3
47
RC 4-7
48
RC 8+
49
TURM1
50
TURM2
51
TURM3
52
TW1
Sources
Report on the Damage Investigation of the 1999 Kocaeli Earthquake in Turkey
The Japanese Geotechnical Society
Turkey99Surveys
CAR
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Study locations
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Study Locations
Degirmendere
Golcuk N100s + N200s
Golcuk N300n
Golcuk S300s