Analysis of building damage caused by earthquakes in Eastern Turkey

Od 23. listopada 2011. do danas u istočnoj Turskoj svjedočili smo brojnim podrhtavanjima tla različite jačine. Dvije takve pojave u gradovima Vanu i Ercişu odnijele su mnoge živote i uzrokovale veće materijalne štete. Više od 600.000 ljudi osjetilo je posljedice potresa u tom razdoblju. Van je jedna od najnovijih i najbrže izgrađenih pokrajina Turske, te je potrebno temeljito ispitati karakteristike građevina navedene regije u kontekstu potresa. U članku se analiziraju vrste oštećenja zgrada uslijed potresa te uzroci nastajanja oštećenja na različitim građevinama u Vanu i Ercişu.Numerous ground motions of various intensities have been registered in Eastern Turkey since 23 October 2011. Two of them resulted in severe loss of life and great material damage in the towns of Van and Erciş. More than 600,000 people were affected by damage caused by earthquakes in that period. Van is one of the most recent and fastest developing regions of Turkey, which is why thorough investigations must be made to check seismic properties of buildings erected in this region. Types of seismic damage inflicted on buildings, and causes of damage to various buildings built in Van and Erciş, are analysed in the paper