EARTHQUAKE PROTECTION OF BEYLERBEYI PALACE BY REVERSIBLE TECHNOLOGIES

The historical building stock and seismic risk draw
considerable attention of the engineers for studying
the earthquake performance of these structures and
investigating appropriate protection techniques. The
analysis of these structures poses important
challenges because of the complexity of their
geometry, the variability of the properties of the
construction material, difficulty of the
experimental survey, use of different building
techniques, and the lack of the knowledge on the
existing damage sources. Furthermore the structure s
cultural value and desire to preserve it for the
future generations demand a high level of protection
against any possible earthquakes. In these respects
the rehabilitation works need a remunerative
scientific approach. Explaining the steps to examine
the earthquake performance of the historic
Beylerbeyi Palace, which is a representative of the
great buildings in the late of 19th century in
Istanbul, and searching the possible retrofit
techniques by means of reversible mixed
technologies, this book is intended to be a guide to
follow for similar historical structures.

Autorentext

He was born in 1977, in Igdir, Turkey. He graduated from theCivil Engineering Department of Istanbul Technical University in1998 and he got his Master's and Doctorate degrees from BogaziçiUniversity. Currently, he works as Asst. Prof. at AnadoluUniversity. His major areas of interests are earthquakeengineering and historical structures.

Klappentext

The historical building stock and seismic risk draw considerable attention of the engineers for studying the earthquake performance of these structures and investigating appropriate protection techniques. The analysis of these structures poses important challenges because of the complexity of their geometry, the variability of the properties of the construction material, difficulty of the experimental survey, use of different building techniques, and the lack of the knowledge on the existing damage sources. Furthermore the structure's cultural value and desire to preserve it for the future generations demand a high level of protection against any possible earthquakes. In these respects the rehabilitation works need a remunerative scientific approach. Explaining the steps to examine the earthquake performance of the historic Beylerbeyi Palace, which is a representative of the great buildings in the late of 19th century in Istanbul, and searching the possible retrofit techniques by means of reversible mixed technologies, this book is intended to be a guide to follow for similar historical structures.