Photos

By Dr. Fukuta Toshibumi
Building Research Institute
Mimistry of Construction
An RC frame structure
An RC frame with hollow bricks
Construction site
 
An aerial photograph at Yalova
An aerial photograph at Yalova
An aerial photograph at Adapazali
An aerial photograph at Adapazali
A fall of outer wall (Istanbul)
A collapsed building and an adjoining building (Istanbul)
A collapsed building (Istanbul)
Cracks on the outer wall
A restricted street (Adapazali)
Collapse of the first story (Adapazali)
Damage at column-beam joint (Adapazali)
A close-up of a column-beam joint (Adapazali)
Share failure at column top (Adapazali)
Share failure at column top (Adapazali)
diagonal cracks of the beam and failure at column top (Adapazali)
Coupling of reinforcement bars in the column-beam joint (Adapazali)
Reinforcement bars and hoops of RC column (Adapazali)
Falure of the RC stairs slab (Adapazali)
Failure of middle part of column (Adapazali)
A close-up of the failure part (Adapazali)
Sand boil and subsiding of a building (Adapazali)
Damage of factories (Izmit)
A fall of roofs and girders (Izmit)
Compression failure of column bottom (Izmit)
ALC panels fallen down (Izmit)
Roof steel panels and ceiling hangers (Izmit)
A submerged shoreline (Izmit)
Submerged buildings (Izmit)
A fault and broken fence
A damaged building on the fault