Spatial Distribution of Damage caused by the 1999 earthquakes in Turkey

<p>The effects of the 17 August and  12 November 1999 Earthquakes in Turkey were investigated by a team of students and faculty from many universities. The damage caused to reinforced concrete structures was documented. More information about the reconnaissance effort can be found here : <a href="/app/site/resources/2016/02/00396/Donmez_and_Pujol_2005.pdf" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal">2016/02/00396/Donmez_and_Pujol_2005.pdf</a></p> <p>This database consists of coordinates, extent of damage and photographs (if available) of  1127 low-rise reinforced concrete buildings from the towns of Bolu and Duzce. </p> <p><img alt="" src="/resources/396/download/bolu_Damage.png" style="height: 499px; width: 500px" /></p> <p>The above image shows the location and damage level of buildings in Bolu. Damage level is depicted as follows: Severe Damage (Removed) = Red Diamonds, Severe Damage= Red, Moderate Damage= Orange, Light Damage= Yellow and No Damage= Green.</p> <p> </p> <p><img alt="" src="/resources/396/download/Duzce_Damage.png" style="height: 501px; width: 500px" /></p> <p>The above image shows the location and damage level of buildings in Duzce. Damage level is depicted as follows: Severe Damage (Removed) = Red Diamonds, Severe Damage= Red, Moderate Damage= Orange, Light Damage= Yellow and No Damage= Green.</p> <p> </p> <p>The Google Earth (.kml) file for the map shown can be downloaded under the supporting documents tab.</p> <p>This database is presented as a spreadsheet with each row containing the following information for a building:</p> <ol> <li><strong>Title:</strong> Title of the project, group of experiments, simulations or surveys</li> <li><strong>Source:</strong> Names of the people who generated the data</li> <li><strong>Keywords:</strong> Words describing the dataset</li> <li><strong>Report(s):</strong> Related documentation</li> <li><strong>Experiment or Case ID:</strong> ID assigned by the source to the sample, specimen, case, survey, site, experiment or simulation</li> <li><strong>Latitude:</strong> Latitude of the location where data was collected, if applicable</li> <li><strong>Longitude:</strong> Longitude of the location where data was collected, if applicable</li> <li><strong>Parameters:</strong> Variables and parameters chosen by the researcher, compiler, professional or scientific organization to describe the data</li> <li><strong>Drawings/Diagrams:</strong> Drawing and diagrams helpful to interpret the data</li> <li><strong>Data:</strong> Data files generated through project. Tabular text format is preferred</li> <li><strong>Photos, Videos, etc.: </strong>Media files including photos, videos, audio generated through project</li> <li><strong>Compiled by:</strong> Names of the people who compiled the data</li> <li><strong>Date:</strong> Date when the dataset was compiled</li> </ol> <p>The following information is presented in the parameters column: </p> <p>    1. Latitude</p> <p>    2. Longitude</p> <p>    3. No. of Floors</p> <p>    4. Structural Damage:</p> <p style="margin-left: 8.6pt">    a) Light: Hairline (crack width not exceeding approximate 0.13 mm) inclined and flexural cracks were observed in structural elements</p> <p>         b) Moderate: Wider cracks or spalling of concrete were observed.</p> <p>         c) Severe: At least one element had a structural failure.</p> <p>         d) Collapse: At least one floor slab or part of it lost its elevation</p> <p> </p> <nb:citations></nb:citations>