(Ankara Composite Electric) In the 7.8 magnitude earthquake on Monday, more than 1200 buildings in Turkey collapsed or severely damaged.In this country where earthquakes are frequent, why the building is so "unbearable", and the quality control of buildings in the disaster area has caused doubts.
The old buildings collapsed in the earthquake, but many new buildings also fell down, and some were even built even six months ago.
Professor Eldick at the University of Istanbul Straits said that due to the strong earthquake, "the damage is expected, but it will never be the situation you see now."
He said that even if the building collapses in the earthquake, there is still sufficient space to avoid danger and wait for rescue, but the building in this earthquake "collapses like pancakes."
Eldick is also a member of the Turkish Earthquake Foundation.He said that due to the insufficient connection of the wall and the floor, each floor collapsed vertically on the bottom floor, leaving a bunch of concrete boards with almost no gap in the middle, which means that anyone in the survival opportunity inside is very very very very very very goodSmall.
Experts from the University of Istanbul University believe that the reason for the collapse of the building may include: poor concrete quality, too thin reinforcement, weak support for pillars; low quality of engineers and architects, and loose supervision.
Industrialist: Construction company has not strictly complied with earthquake resistance regulations
Istanbul architect Akut told AFP that Turkey has a earthquake regulations on the earthquake, but the construction company has not strictly complied, and many large construction companies have close relations with President Erdogan.
A study released by the Middle East University of Technology in 2021 shows that among the 110,000 buildings of Gaziantep in southern Turkey, as many as 38%do not meet the standards of earthquake resistance; many five to eight floors heightThe apartment building started construction without official approval.
Gazi Antipu is one of the most serious areas near this earthquake. Many apartments are razed to the ground after the earthquake.
Since the Justice and Development Party led by Erdogan in 2002, he has been committed to building high -rise buildings, and the booming construction industry has driven Turkey's economic growth.Official data show that in the 10 years before the outbreak of the crown disease in 2020, the number of Turkish real estate companies increased by 43%to 127,000.
Due to the insufficient connection of the wall and the floor, the vertical collapse on each floor is on the bottom floor, leaving a pile of concrete boards with almost no gap in the middle, which means that anyone in the survival opportunities in it is very very very very goodSmall.
— Professor Eldick at the University of Istanbul Straits
