Revival of masonry buildings in turkey for earthquake resistant design

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Rapid economic growth in Turkey has given rise to a large city population with the need of housing. For this reason in the most parts of the country, the traditional building techniques has started to be disappeared; and the buildings turned out to have reinforced concrete structural frame. Alteration in living conditions and technological developments led to a sudden shift from traditional masonry houses to reinforced concrete apartment blocks, which were believed to represent modernism. As a consequence, towns and villages started to lose their own characteristics. The reinforced masonry construction has been known since 1940s. But, it is not applied in Turkey due to some reasons, limitations and unconsciousness about the potential of the system. Regarding the strong background of masonry in Turkey and the developments in brick and clay industry, this study explores the potential for reinforced masonry construction systems in earthquake prone areas. Starting with the seismic performance of both the plain and reinforced masonry, the study explores the brick industry in Turkey in order to assess its potential. The objectives are to demonstrate the advantages of the widely used system to those who deal with Turkish construction industry and to underline the production capacity of the material to revive its utilization.

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Earthquake Resistant , Masonry , Residential Buildings , Brick Production

Erciyes University Journal Of The Institute Of Science an‎d Technology

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Erciyes University Journal Of The Institute Of Science an‎d Technology