Structures are built on a design and then damaged in time by natural and manmade effects,
repaired and strengthened for reusing. Determination of the structural behavior is very …

The minarets, which have a tall and slender structure, are quite vulnerable to dynamic
forces, ie earthquakes and winds. In mainly concrete minarets, since the bond between the …

Past earthquakes had shown vulnerability of infill walls especially under out of plane (OOP)
loading. Although some new infill walls show a good OOP performance, generally, they do …

Several reinforced concrete minarets in Turkey have suffered significant damage during
earthquakes, resulting in fatalities and economic losses. These structures might be …

Reinforced concrete chimneys with steel liners are widely used in waste gas discharge of
industrial facilities, and guaranteeing their safety performance in harsh environments is …

A safety assessment of a chimney under the action of wind and earthquake is performed on
one of the reinforced concrete chimneys in the Jinchuan company in China. The assessment …

Turkey owns a very important cultural and historical heritage that bears the traces of
thousands of years of culture and civilization. It is an inevitable duty to carry these treasuries …

In recent earthquakes occurred in Turkey, an unexpected number of reinforced concrete
(RC) minarets were heavily damaged or collapsed causing loss of lives and economic …

Bu çalışmada FRP levha (fiber reinforced polymer) ile güçlendirmenin yığma kemer
yapılarının deprem davranışı üzerindeki etkileri araştırılmıştır. Bu amaçla SAP2000 …

Reinforced concrete chimneys with steel liners are widely used in waste gas discharge of
industrial facilities, and guaranteeing their safety performance in harsh environments is …