EDAT in Fevzipasa, Turkey.
Detailed Description
EDAT and local engineers investigate the damage to apartment buildings in Fevzipasa, Turkey. This apartment building was damaged but did not collapse in the intense shaking from the 2023 magnitude 7.8 and 7.6 earthquakes because it met the life safety objectives of the Turkish seismic (earthquake) design code. The 2023 Turkey earthquakes killed over 50,000 people, but the death toll likely would have been much higher without building codes that account for seismic safety. EDAT works globally with local teams to improve seismic building codes.
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EDAT and local engineers investigate the damage to apartment buildings in Fevzipasa, Turkey. This apartment building was damaged but did not collapse in the intense shaking from the 2023 magnitude 7.8 and 7.6 earthquakes because it met the life safety objectives of the Turkish seismic (earthquake) design code. The 2023 Turkey earthquakes killed over 50,000 people, but the death toll likely would have been much higher without building codes that account for seismic safety. EDAT works globally with local teams to improve seismic building codes.