WILL IT HAPPEN HERE?

Because earthquake engineering is experience driven, it is only when they occur that engineers can truly study the effects of large earthquakes. On August 17, 1999, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck in the Turkish province of Kocaeli. Located on the northernmost strand of the North Anatolian Fault, the earthquake originated at a depth of 17 km and caused right-lateral strike-slip movement on the fault. The parallels between the North Anatolian and San Andreas faults underscore the need to find effective measures for coping with earthquakes in developed and industrialized areas of the United States. The reconnaissance work done by scientists and engineers in the wake of the Kocaeli earthquake has yielded valuable lessons for earthquake engineering. There are many elements worthy of study in Turkey. From bridge responses to fault surface ruptures, lifelines, the behavior of alluvial deposits, and the subsidence and flooding of coastal areas, the Turkish earthquake and the earthquake that occurred in Taiwan on September 20, 1999, can provide valuable answers to many of the questions that California should be asking before the next large earthquake strikes.

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• Authors:
  • Bardet, J-P
  • Erten, D
• Publication Date: 1999-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 38-43
• Serial:
  • Civil Engineering
  • Volume: 69
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0885-7024
  • Serial URL: http://www.pubs.asce.org/ceonline/newce/html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Disaster preparedness; Earthquake engineering; Earthquakes; Failure analysis; Faults; Fires; Floods; Gas pipelines; Highways; Reconnaissance; Water supply and distribution structures
• Identifier Terms: North anatolian Fault
• Geographic Terms: California; San Andreas Fault; Taiwan; Turkey
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Marine Transportation; Pipelines; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities; I10: Economics and Administration; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I42: Soil Mechanics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00781645
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 7 2000 12:00AM