Evaluation of the Design, Planning, Construction Phases, and Structural Content of Permanent Residential Dwellings Built after the 1999 Eastern Marmara Earthquakes in Turkey

Abstract

The aim of this study is to survey and evaluate permanent housing structures built after the Marmara earthquakes based on the principles of earthquake resistant design of reinforced concrete structures. The seismicity of Turkey requires immediate attention as there is a high probability of another major earthquake event in the next