Preliminary reconnaissance report describing geotechnical and structural engineering reconnaissance beginning on February 11, 2023. The team conducted thorough investigations in several towns and cities, including Iskenderun, Antakya, Osmaniye, Kahramanmaras, Gaziantep, Nurdagi, Golbasi, and Antakya. The report covers seismicity, geotechnical findings and geo-structures, performance of residential structures, performance of bridges, Performance of industrial buildings, and critical facilities.
Team Members:
- Lead: Gulen Ozkula, University of Wisconsin-Platteville
- Tugce Baser, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
- Robert K. Dowell, San Diego State University
- Ayse Hortacsu, Applied Technology Council
- Cheng-Wei Huang, National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering (NCREE)
- Okan Ilhan, Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University
- Jui-Liang Lin, National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering (NCREE)
- Ozgun A. Numanoglu, Schnabel Engineering
- C. Guney Olgun, Missouri University of Science and Technology
- Tunc Deniz Uludag, Martin/Martin Engineering
Read the Report: Earthquake Reconnaissance Team Report: Türkiye Earthquake Sequence on February 6, 2023