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Displaying 15 of about 376 resultsExperts reflect on building collapses in the wake of the 2023 Türkiye earthquakes and the importance of earthquake-resilient design in both the U.S. and Türkiye.On Feb. 6, 2023, two major earthquakes — with magnitudes of 7.8 and 7.5 — occurred nine hours apart in the southern region of Türkiye. As of March of the same year, an estimated 3 million people…
The study provides assessment of the penetration of climate change induced carbonation in the concrete cover of the existing buildings in the EU Member States. It estimates the time for on-set of corrosion due to depletion of the cover of the reinforcement, and evaluates the repair costs under the moderate emissions scenario RCP4.5, and under the extrem…
Background and ObjectiveUNESCO is establishing a Global Task Force for Built Environment (GTFBE) to facilitate stakeholders' multi-sectoral collaboration and share outcomes of a global mapping exercise of best practices and coordinating issues. The mission of the GTFBE is to secure the safety of the built environment against natural hazards by facilitat…
Also known as 'Resilient Cities 2014,' this Forum is organized by ICLEI– Local Governments for Sustainability and the World Mayors Council on Climate Change, and co-sponsored by UN-HABITAT, the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. The…
The Feb. 6, 2023, earthquakes in Turkey and Syria damaged over 100,000 buildings, caused more than 10,000 collapses and killed more than 50,000 people. These earthquakes also put to the test advanced building technologies that can minimize damage and keep buildings functioning after a quake.Several hospitals built with one such technology – called a sei…
The "Earthquake Risk Reduction and Prevention Planning Project" was launched with the joint intervention of Bursa Metropolitan Municipality and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). A team of 12 experts from Japan and the northwestern municipality will work in the field for 42 months for a more disaster-resilient Bursa.Bursa, located in the…
This report constitutes the EU-level technical guidance on adapting buildings to climate change. The guidance collects and synthesises existing methods, specifications, best practices and guidance for climate-resilient buildings into a document that can provide practical advice for professionals and be referenced or used in different EU policy documents…
Four hospitals, where seismic isolation devices were used during the construction, were not damaged at all during the devastating earthquakes in southern Türkiye.
In both deadly quakes, Elbistan State Hospital in the epicenter district of the second major quake, Hatay Dörtyol State Hospital, Malatya Battalgazi State Hospital and Maternity and Children’…
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Many cities and villages of the region were built atop the layers of sand, silt and clay of an ancient riverbed. That soil, like the soft coastal ground beneath Iskenderun, was more susceptible to shaking, Mr. Emre said.
“These soft, water-laden sediments make cities and villages uniquely vulnerable to earthquakes,” he said. When one strikes,…
More than 12,000 buildings, some constructed only six months ago, fell apart in a country where construction firms that are often close to the government overlook safety standards
Experts also blamed poor concrete grade, relaxed regulations and engineers and architects’ low quality of education for the catastrophe
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Experts say Turkey…
The event will show local stakeholders how an integrated approach is necessary for a good management of World Heritage sites, including the too often neglected risk dimension. An accomplished and inedited report, focused of first level of microzonation, conducted by a multidisciplinary team composed by Italian (CNR-IGAG) and Albanian researchers (Prof.…
The conference motto for IDRC Davos 2008 is: Public-private partnership – key for integral risk management and climate change adaptation.
IDRC Davos 2008 will address global problems and attract participants from all over the globe. We expect more than 1300 participants from 130 countries.
The conference will take an integrated, multidisciplinary appro…
This module aims to introduce concepts of:
- Mechanical methods (compaction, explosives, vibroflotation, vibroreplacement)
- Hydraulic methods (groundwater lowering, preloading, electro-osmosis)
- Physical/chemical methods (admixtures, grouting, freezing)
- Inclusions (geosynthetics, reinforcements).
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This Conference aims to bring under one roof specialists from the academia and industry on earthquake engineering, landslides, floods, tsunamis and hurricanes.
This conference provides the opportunity to watch and listen how the scientific community is coping with in their fields of expertise; this is the essence of cross-fertilization of knowl…
Intended Audience
OGS, the National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics is glad to invite seismologists, geologists and engineers to the 35rd General Assembly of the European Seismological Commission (GA ESC) that will be held from 4 to 9 September, 2016 in Trieste, Italy.
What's Included
Thematic Ar…