Structural damage evaluation of mosques and minarets in Adıyaman due to the 06 February 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes

E Işık, F Avcil, E Arkan, A Büyüksaraç, R İzol… - Engineering Failure …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper evaluates the failures of masonry and RC minarets and mosques during the
February 06, 2023, Kahramanmaraş earthquakes. Two big independent earthquakes (Mw …

Strengthening techniques for masonry domes: A review

A Bayraktar, S Bayraktar… - International Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Historical masonry domes are an important part of the architectural and engineering
heritage in the World. They have been extensively used to cover the spaces of temples …

Collapse mechanism of historical masonry mosques under strong ground motions

I Kocaman, I Kazaz - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2023 - Elsevier
The protection of historical masonry mosques against earthquakes can be achieved by an
accurate assessment of nonlinear behavior, such as heavy damage and collapse. To this …

[HTML][HTML] Preliminary structural and seismic performance assessment of the Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba: the Abd al-Rahman I sector

MV Requena-Garcia-Cruz, E Romero-Sánchez… - Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
This manuscript discusses some preliminary results on the structural and the seismic
performance of the Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba, a UNESCO World Heritage. The area is …

Enhancing seismic resilience: a proposed reinforcement technique for historical minarets

M Gürbüz, İ Kocaman - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2024 - Elsevier
Historical minarets are culturally and architecturally significant structures, often susceptible
to substantial damage over time due to different load conditions. Therefore, the …

Seismic failure behavior of masonry domes under strong ground motions

A Bayraktar, E Hökelekli, TTY Yang - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2022 - Elsevier
General stability and failure behaviors of masonry domes under static loads have been
investigated extensively in literature. However, a few studies have been done on the seismic …

Effect of restoration interventions on the seismic behavior of historical masonry buildings: The case of Molla Siyah mosque

İ Kocaman - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2023 - Elsevier
The protection of historical masonry mosques against earthquakes can be achieved by an
accurate assessment of nonlinear behavior, such as heavy damage and collapse. For this …

Post-earthquake damage assessments of historic mosques and effects of near-fault and far-fault ground motions on seismic responses

AC Altunişik, F Sunca, AF Genç… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This paper is based on the the post-earthquake evaluation of two heavily damaged historic
masonry mosques and the investigation of the effects of near-fault and far-fault ground …

Global drift ratio limits for historical masonry mosques

İ Kocaman, İ Kazaz - Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 2023 - Springer
Drift-based performance limits are commonly used in seismic performance assessment.
However, many studies have indicated substantial considerations for the displacement …

Enhancing seismic performance of historic mosques through retrofitting measures

İ Kocaman, M Gürbüz - Engineering Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
Historic mosques are structures that are highly sensitive to seismic events. Strengthening
these buildings, which have been exposed to earthquakes throughout history, and ensuring …