Performance of industrial facilities and lifelines during the October 23rd, 2011 Van, Turkey Earthquake
محورهای موضوعی : Structural Engineering
Kiarash Nasserasadi
1
(Assistant Professor, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran)
Mehran Seyed Razzaghi
2
(Assistant Professor, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran)
کلید واژه: damage, Van Earthquake, Lifelines, Seismic performance,
چکیده مقاله :
Damage to essential facilities (e.g. lifelines and industrial facilities) due to extreme loads may cause remarkable indirect impact as well as direct physical loss. Hence understanding seismic performance of essential facilities is very important in high seismic risk regions. On October 23, 2011 an earthquake of magnitude Mw7.2 occurred in Van province in eastern Turkey. Several damages occurred at industrial plants. Damage to equipment and buildings caused work abandon in some industrial plants. In this paper the observed damage to essential facilities such as transportation systems, silos and gas stations are presented.
