SELECTIVE DEMOLITION OF REDUNDANT AND EARTHQUAKE DAMAGED BUILDINGS IN TURKEY

ELİAS ÖZKAN S. T.

METU JOURNAL OF THE FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE, vol.29, no.1, pp.139-152, 2012 (AHCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 29 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.4305/metu.jfa.2012.1.8
  • Journal Name: METU JOURNAL OF THE FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE
  • Journal Indexes: Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.139-152
  • Keywords: damaged buildings, redundant buildings, disasters, demolition, deconstruction
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

When a building reaches the end of its useful life or suffers severe damage during a disaster, it has to be demolished. However, not much is known about how the demolition work proceeds, or how is it regulated in Turkey; what machinery, tools and techniques are used; what material is salvaged and what dumped as waste; and how it is disposed off. Answers to these questions were sought through research conducted in Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir, as well as in earthquake affected areas in Turkey. Safety was an issue that became a concern during the course of these studies.