Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
7th International Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, 7ICEES 2023, Antalya, Türkiye, 6 - 10 Kasım 2023, cilt.488 LNCE, ss.397-409
Masonry structures are found in almost every region of our country, depending on the availability of construction materials. Behavior of wall-bearing masonry structures under horizontal loads, especially earthquakes, differs significantly from that of conventional reinforced concrete frame structures. Therefore, masonry structures are either included in seismic codes as an individual section or special regulations about this construction type are published. In this study, the previously enacted 1975, 1998, and 2007 codes, as well as the new seismic code, which came into force in 2019, have been compared and analyzed on a sample masonry building. Since the 2019 earthquake code did not have the concept of seismic zones, three different locations (Region 01, Region 02, and Region 03) are selected from seismic zones 1, 2, 3, and 4, based on previous earthquake codes, in order to make a comparison. Results from a masonry building sample built in Region 01 (Bingöl-Karlıova) show that the highest base shear force is calculated using the 2019 code for the first seismic zone. However, for Regions 02 (İzmir-Menemen) and 03 (Çanakkale-Biga), the highest base shear force is calculated by using the 2007 code for the same seismic zone. Similar results were obtained for other seismic zones. It is worth noting that the 1975 earthquake code produced the lowest values of design force among all the codes.