At the pre-design stage, it is essential for designers and property owners to have a rough idearegarding the material quantities necessary for construction as well as the building cost. To knowthese approximate values is ...

Relative storey drifts is limited by earthquake codes for earthquake safety of structures. In 2016Turkish Earthquake Code (TEC 2016), which has yet in draft, the criteria for delimitation ofrelative story drifts have been ...

Lately, an increase in the number of floors in structures that have been built on valuable land canbe noticed. While building these structures, a retaining wall is created, which is necessary for asafe foundation, yet this ...

During the earthquake motion, limitation of storey drifts of is important. Maximum storey driftsfor the structures to be constructed in our country has been restricted by Turkish EarthquakeCode (TEC) which is in force since ...

Infill walls consisting of materials such as hollow concrete, hollow clay and auto-claved aerated concrete bricks are not only preferred in reinforced concrete build-ings but also in steel frame structures. It is a well-known ...