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Spatial Damage Pattern and Structural Vulnerability Assessment of Moderate Magnitude Earthquakes: The 2017–2019 Ayvacık Case Study, Western Anatolia
Feyza Nur Bekler1
Hasan Uçar2
1 Department of Emergency Response and Disaster Management, Faculty of Health Sciences, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale / Türkiye. 2 Department of Risk Management of Natural Disasters, School of Graduate Studies, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale / Türkiye.
Published Online: March-April 2026
Pages: 01-07
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↗ https://www.doi.org/10.59256/ijsreat.20260602001
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https://doi.org/10.1193/1.3534867
3. Ketin İ. Kuzey Anadolu fayı hakkında. MTA Journal. 1969;72, 1–27.
4. Ergünay O. Türkiye’nin afet profili. TMMOB Afet Sempozyumu Bildiriler Kitabı (in Turkish). 2007; 1–14.
5. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute. Earthquake catalog database [Internet]. [cited 2026 Feb 28]. Available from:
http://www.koeri.boun.edu.tr
6. Hancilar U, Tuzun C, Yenidogan C, Erdik M.: ELER software – a new tool for urban earthquake loss assessment, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst.
Sci. 2010;10: 2677–2696, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-10-2677-2010
7. Lagomarsino S, Giovinazzi S. Macroseismic and mechanical models for the vulnerability and damage assessment of current buildings. Bull
Earthquake Eng. 2006; 4, 415–443. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10518-006-9024-z
8. Dolce M, Kappos AJ, Masi A, Penelis G. Vona M. Vulnerability Assessment and Earthquake Scenarios of the Building Stock of Potenza
(Southern Italy) Using the Italian and Greek Methodologies. Engineering Structures. 2006;28:357-371.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2005.08.009
9. Bal I.E, Crowley H, Pinho R, Gulay F G. Detailed assessment of structural characteristics of Turkish RC building stock for loss assessment
models, Soil Dyn. Earthq. Eng.,2008;28(10-11). 914-932. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2007.10.005
10. Alexander DA, Klein S. First responders after disasters: A review of stress reactions, at-risk, vulnerability, and resilience factors. Prehospital
and Disaster Medicine. 2009;24(2):87-94
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