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Journal of Earthquake Engineering2
Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering1
Bulletin Of Earthquake Engineering1
Conference: International Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics (ICESD) Location: Reykjavik, ICELAND Date: JUN 12-14, 20171
Conference: International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering from Case History to Practice in the honour of Prof. Kenji Ishihara Location: Istanbul, TURKEY Date: JUN 17-19, 20131
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  • Book Part
    Numerical Analysis of Buildings in Golbasi During the 2023 Turkey-Syria Earthquake
    (International Association for Earthquake Engineering, 2024) Tobita, T.; Kunisawa, M.; Sendir Torisu, S.; Kiyota, T.; Tönük, G.; Çinicioğlu, O.; Shiga, M.; Torisu, S.
    On February 6, 2023, earthquakes of Mw 7.8 and Mw 7.5 occurred in south-eastern Turkey. In Golbasi, located on the East Anatolian Fault, severe damages such as building subsidence and tilting due to liquefaction were observed. In this study, settlement and tilting behavior due to liquefaction of relatively large structures in Golbasi, when adjacent to each other, were reproduced using effective stress analysis. The research results demonstrates that the differential subsidence behavior of adjacent buildings can be replicated. Furthermore, the interference of stresses within the soil beneath adjacent structures resulted in behaviors such as inward collapsing or conversely an outward leaning differential subsidence. This study also discusses the subsidence trends associated with varying distances between structures and varying in the embedment depth of shallow foundations. © 2024, International Association for Earthquake Engineering. All rights reserved.
  • Article
    Citation - WoS: 3
    Citation - Scopus: 2
    Reconnaissance and Discussion on Ground Motion Induced by the 2023 Türkiye-Syria Earthquake
    (Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2025) Towhata, I.; Çağlayan, P.Ö.; Tönük, G.; Erginağ, U.C.; Sendir Torisu, S.; Torisu, Seda Sendir
    This paper discusses the output from the damage reconnaissance conducted after the 2023 Türkiye-Syria earthquake. First, a large landslide occurred in a limestone gentle slope without much ground water. Second, the ground subsidence in the coastal area does not comply the the local soil conditions and other observed post-seismic situations. Third, the acceleration records exhibit stronger motion with longer period and shorter duration towards the western end of the causative fault and suggest supershear rupture. To understand these features of the ground motion, this paper proposes a hypothetical model that can reproduce these observations to a good extent. © 2025 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
  • Article
    Citation - WoS: 6
    Citation - Scopus: 6
    Case Study on Seismic Behavior of Aseismically Designed Reinforced Concrete Frame Structures
    (Springer, 2018) Oyguc, Evrim; Oyguc, Resat; Tönük, Gökçe
    In this study, the seismic performances of two aseismically designed plan-irregular reinforced concrete frame (RCF) households damaged during the October 23, 2011 Van earthquake are assessed. Since no strong ground motion recordings from the main shock were available, first, strong ground motion parameters of the event are evaluated and then compatible with these parameters suits of real records are selected and scaled to match with the event's simulated acceleration spectrum to be used in the analytical investigations. The results of previous reconnaissance studies, in which one of the present authors was involved, are then discussed. Capacities of the considered RCF's are determined applying a 3D single-run adaptive pushover procedure that is capable of considering the effect of plan irregularities. The performance assessment procedure based on the current 2007 Turkish Earthquake Code is then applied to these investigated buildings. Additionally, nonlinear dynamic time history analyses are carried out using the previously selected time histories. The hysteretic behavior of the considered buildings is examined as the consequence of the conducted analyses and considering the different suits of selected ground motions, the seismic response of the buildings is evaluated in terms of interstorey drifts. None of the buildings are found to satisfy the expected performance level. Moreover, the numerical results are found to have good correlation with the field observation results.
  • Article
    Citation - WoS: 10
    Citation - Scopus: 11
    Damage Accumulation Modelling of Two Reinforced Concrete Buildings Under Seismic Sequences
    (Springer, 2023) Tönük, Gökçe; Oyguç, Reşat; Oyguç, Evrim; Uçak, Doruk
    The extent of earthquake damage depends solely on the seismicity, site conditions and vulnerability of the building stock in a region. Hence, studies to assess the seismic behavior of building stocks with similar vulnerabilities are important to mitigate seismic risk in earthquake-prone regions. This study aims to simulate the seismic behavior of selected reinforced concrete (RC) school buildings by modelling damage accumulation under multiple earthquakes sequence. The observed data of two RC school buildings heavily damaged after the 2011 Van earthquake sequence in Turkey, namely, the Gedikbulak and Alakoy schools is used. Among these two school buildings, the Gedikbulak school building collapsed immediately after the main excitation, while the Alakoy school building withstood several seismic sequences, suffering heavy damages. In this study, three-dimensional numerical models that can consider the deterioration effects are developed and the capacities of the buildings were evaluated by conducting a force-based adaptive pushover procedure. Additionally, non-linear dynamic analyses were conducted using the concrete plastic damage model. Both degrading and conventional material models were used to examine the structural response under multiple ground motion sequences. The hysteretic behaviors of the studied buildings are presented. Consequently, analytical results are well correlated with the reconnaissance studies and neither of the considered structures are found to satisfy the design performance level.
  • Conference Object
    Citation - WoS: 1
    Citation - Scopus: 1
    A Simplified Approach for Site-Specific Design Spectrum
    (Springer, 2018) Tönük, Gökçe; Kurtuluş, Aslı; Ansal, Atilla
    The design acceleration spectrum requires site investigations and site-response analyses in accordance with the local seismic hazard. The variability in earthquake source and path effects may be considered using a large number of acceleration records compatible with the earthquake hazard. An important step is the selection and scaling of input acceleration records. Likewise, a large number of soil profiles need to be considered to account for the variability of site conditions. One option is to use Monte Carlo simulations with respect to layer thickness and shear wave velocity profiles to account for the variability of the site factors. The local seismic hazard analysis yields a uniform hazard acceleration spectrum on the bedrock outcrop. Site-specific response analyses also need to produce a uniform hazard acceleration spectrum on the ground surface. A simplified approach is proposed to define acceleration design spectrum on the ground surface that may be considered a uniform hazard spectrum.
  • Article
    Citation - WoS: 1
    Citation - Scopus: 1
    Probabilistic Seismic Microzonation for Ground Shaking Intensity, a Case Study in Türkiye
    (Springer, 2023) Tönük, Gökçe; Ansal, Atilla
    The purpose of seismic microzonation is to estimate earthquake characteristics on the ground surface based on a probabilistic approach to mitigate earthquake damage in the foreseeable future for the new buildings, as well as for the existing building stock. The probabilistic analysis and related results are very important from an engineering perspective since the nature of the problem can only be dealt with in a probabilistic manner. The uncertainties associated with these analyses may be large due to the uncertainties in source characteristics, soil profile, soil properties, and building inventory. At this stage, the probability distribution of the related earthquake parameters on the ground surface may be determined based on hazard-compatible input acceleration-time histories, site profiles, and dynamic soil properties. One option, the variability in earthquake source and path effects may be considered using a large number of acceleration records compatible with the site-dependent earthquake hazard. Likewise, large numbers of soil profiles may be used to account for the site-condition variability. The seismic microzonation methodology is proposed based on the probabilistic assessment of these factors involved in site response analysis. The second important issue in seismic microzonation procedure is the selection of microzonation parameters. The purpose being mitigation of structural damage, it is possible to adopt earthquake parameters like cumulative average velocity (CAV) or Housner intensity (HI) that was observed to have better correlation with building damage after earthquakes. A seismic microzonation procedure will be developed with respect to ground shaking intensity considering probabilistic values of the cumulative average velocity (CAV) or Housner intensity (HI).
  • Article
    Citation - WoS: 8
    Citation - Scopus: 8
    Site Response Analysis in Performance Based Approach
    (Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2024) Ansal, Atilla; Tönük, Gökçe; Sadeghzadeh, Shima; Sadegzadeh, Shima
    A performance based approach for site response analysis requires a probabilistic approach accounting for the observed variability in soil stratification and engineering properties of the soil layers. The major variability in site-specific response analysis arises from the uncertainties induced by the (a) local seismic hazard assessment, (b) selection and scaling of the hazard compatible input earthquake time histories, (c) soil stratification and engineering properties of encountered soil and rock layers, and (d) method of site response analysis. Even though the uncertainties related to first item, local seismic hazard assessment, has primary importance on the outcome of the site-specific response analyses, the discussion in this article focuses on the possible uncertainties in selection and scaling of the hazard compatible input earthquake time histories, soil stratification, thickness, type and their engineering properties, depth of ground water table and bedrock and properties of the engineering bedrock. One alternative may be to conduct site response analyses for large number of soil profiles generated by Monte Carlo simulations using relatively large number of hazard compatible acceleration time histories to assess probabilistic performance based design acceleration spectra and acceleration time histories calculated on the ground surface with respect to different performance levels. A remaining issue may be considered as the variability induced by 1D, 2D, and 3D site response analysis.
  • Article
    Citation - WoS: 5
    Citation - Scopus: 7
    Factors Affecting Site-Specific Response Analysis
    (Taylor and Francis, 2022) Tönük, Gökçe; Ansal, Atilla M.
    The engineering purpose of a site-specific response analysis is to estimate the uniform hazard acceleration spectrum on the ground surface for a selected hazard level. One of the mandatory components for site response analyses is one or more representative acceleration time histories that need to be scaled with respect to the calculated seismic hazard level for the selected site. The selection and scaling procedures of earthquake acceleration records play an important role in this approach. The effects and differences in using two different scaling approaches are studied: scaling with respect to ground motion parameters and response spectrum scaling. A set of homogeneous ground motion prediction relationships are developed for peak ground acceleration, peak ground velocity, root-mean-square acceleration, Arias intensity, cumulative absolute velocity, maximum spectral acceleration, response spectrum intensity, and acceleration spectrum intensity based on a uniform set of acceleration records for ground motion parameter scaling.The uncertainties associated with site response analysis are considered as epistemic and aleatory uncertainties in source characteristics, soil profile, and soil properties. Aleatory variability is due to the intrinsic randomness of natural systems; it cannot be reduced with additional data (Passeri et al. 2020), however; its variability may be modeled by probability distribution functions. Thus, one possibility is to determine the probability distribution of the acceleration spectrum calculated on the ground surface for all possible input acceleration records, site profiles, and dynamic soil properties. The variability in the earthquake source and path effects are considered using a large number of acceleration records compatible with the site-dependent earthquake hazard in terms of fault mechanism, magnitude, and distance range recorded on stiff site conditions. Likewise, a large number of soil profiles may be considered to account for the site condition variability. The uncertainties related to dynamic soil properties may be considered as possible variability of maximum dynamic shear modulus in site response analyses. A methodology is proposed to estimate a uniform hazard acceleration spectrum on the ground surface based on the probabilistic assessment of the factors involved in site response analysis. The uniform hazard acceleration spectra obtained from a case study are compared with the spectra calculated by probabilistic models proposed in the literature.
  • Conference Object
    Citation - WoS: 3
    Citation - Scopus: 3
    Microzonation With Respect To Ground Shaking Intensity
    (CRC Press/Balkema, 2019) Tönük, Gökçe; Kurtuluş, Aslı; Ansal, Atilla
    Seismic microzonation is conducted to assess the seismic hazard on the ground surface with respect to ground shaking intensity. A probabilistic seismic hazard study is conducted to define earthquake characteristics on the rock outcrop. A grid system is generated to divide the investigation area into cells according to geological and geotechnical data. Site characterizations are based on available information to define soil profiles for each cell with soil stratifications and shear wave velocities extending down to the engineering bedrock. Site-specific 1D site response analyses are carried out for all soil profiles, based on the engineering properties of encountered soil layers, selection and scaling of the sufficient number of input acceleration time histories compatible with the regional seismicity and earthquake source characteristics. The microzonation study carried out for Zeytinburnu town on the European side of Istanbul with respect to ground shaking intensity is presented. The importance of the selection of the microzonation parameters for assessing ground shaking intensity is discussed. © 2019 Associazione Geotecnica Italiana, Rome, Italy.
  • Article
    Citation - WoS: 21
    Citation - Scopus: 25
    Geotechnical Damage Survey Report on February 6, 2023 Turkey-Syria Earthquake, Turkey
    (Japanese Geotechnical Soc, 2024) Tönük, Gökçe; Shiga, Masataka; Çinicioğlu, Özer; Tobita, Tetsuo; Kiyota, Takashi; Milev, Nikolay; Torisu, Seda
    In response to the significant earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria on February 6, 2023, a collaborative reconnaissance team, consisting of researchers and engineers from Japan and Turkey, was formed by the Japan Association for Earthquake Engineering, the Architectural Institute of Japan, the Japan Society of Civil Engineers, and the Japanese Geotechnical Society. This coalition conducted an in-depth on-site investigation from March 28 to April 2, two months after the catastrophic seismic events. In Islahiye, a landslide resulted in the formation of a landslide dam. Another landslide occurred in Tepehan on a relatively gentle slope formed of limestone, with possible correlations to fault movements. Iskenderun encountered not just building collapses on soft ground, but also instances of the tilting of buildings and ground subsidence attributed to the liquefaction of reclaimed coastal soil. Golbasi witnessed significant liquefaction-induced damage to structures with shallow foundations on soft ground, involving tilting and settling. However, a more comprehensive investigation is required to accurately map the extent of the liquefied soil layers. Antakya and Kahramanmaras emerged as regions where building damage coincided with surface ground vibrations. Despite severe building collapses, Antakya's relatively stable ground showed an average S-wave velocity exceeding AVS30 400 m/s. This suggests potential wave amplification due to underlying geological structures. Kahramanmaras displayed notable building damage concentrated in alluvial fan formations. (c) 2023 Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of The Japanese Geotechnical Society. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).