Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
Learning From Earthquakes

Damaged Newly-Constructed Building in Ercis

February 9, 2018

October 2011, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute.

This building was still under construction when the earthquake hit.All the perimeter columns are damaged at their base, including a short shear wall in transverse direction.

 

Figure 1. General View of the Building. Figure 2. Damaged column base.
   
   
Figure 3. Close up view of the short shear wall in transverse direction.