The main cause of casualties in earthquakes that claimed more than 50,000 lives was building stock comprised primarily of reinforced concrete structures, according to a report.The […]
On this week’s show, Turkey is gearing up for a high stakes presidential election, and observers are warning displaced voters could get shut out. Then, why were these earthquakes so deadly? A researcher who helped with a reconnaissance mission shares his insights. We’ll also hear about how Syria is faring, and why a Turkish orchestra has been thrust into the spotlight because of the quake.
to hit the region in almost a century. now an investigation is beginning to try and find some answers amongst the wreckage. so how many buildings did you actually end up serving, as a team? professor emily so is leading the earthquake engineering field investigation team, or e fit. structural engineers in the uk and turkey are working together to assess the damage. she has been getting the latest update from tugce tetik, who s been to adiyaman. tugce has been taking some samples of concrete and has found large pebbles embedded in it. do you think they got these aggregates locally because it s got lots of rivers around? yeah, all of them taken from the river. the river pebbles shouldn t be there. they weaken the structure. she s also found some steel bars are smooth instead of ridged, which means the concrete doesn t cling to them again, reducing the strength. this kind of in depth analysis can only be done by having experts on the ground. it s important to get the full
a uk team of structural and civil engineers is travelling to the earthquake zone in turkey to assess why so many buildings collapsed. turkish engineers who are already on the ground have provided them with proof of inferior building materials being used in construction. the team will produce a report in a matter of weeks, designed to improve seismic safety when the area is rebuilt. our science editor rebecca morelle has more. the devastation of last month s earthquake. more than 50,000 people lost their lives as buildings collapsed in the biggest earthquake to hit the region in almost a century. now an investigation is beginning to try and find some answers amongst the wreckage. so how many buildings did you actually end up serving, as a team? professor emily so is leading the earthquake engineering field investigation team, or e fit. structural engineers in the uk and turkey are working together to assess the damage. she has been getting the latest