Distinguished Webinar Series in Earthquake Engineering and Seismology
Organized by the Canadian Association of Earthquake Engineering
Uncovering the Lessons from the Earthquake Sequence in Turkey
Wednesday, March 15, 2023, 3:00 p.m. EDT
Registration Link: Zoom Webinar
Abstract
On February 6th, Turkey experienced two devastating earthquakes within nine hours that struck the southeast region including ten populated cities with magnitudes of M7.8 and M7.6, respectively. These events have caused widespread damage to the built environment and claimed thousands of lives, highlighting the urgent need for better seismic preparedness and disaster response strategies. This webinar aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the recent earthquake sequence, focusing on the structural and geotechnical observations, ground motion characteristics, and lessons learned from these events. The presentation will cover the latest research findings on the performance of buildings, infrastructure, and critical facilities during the earthquakes with a particular focus on base-isolated hospitals, and other seismic-resistant residential buildings built by tunnel-form systems. The presentation will also highlight the effectiveness of earthquake early warning systems, and the latest advances in structural health monitoring technologies, and provide insights into how they can be implemented to enhance earthquake resilience and risk reduction. Finally, the webinar will discuss the future implications of the earthquakes for earthquake engineering and seismology, emphasizing the key challenges and opportunities for improving earthquake resilience and risk reduction in Turkey and beyond.
Dr. Erol Kalkan, P.E., CEO and Founder of QuakeLogic
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of California, Davis
Awards include 2008 American Society of Civil Engineers Raymond C. Reese Research Prize in Structural Engineering, and 2008 EERI-FEMA NEHRP Professional Fellowship in Earthquake Hazard Reduction. Associate editor for Seismological Research Letters.
Short Bio: Dr. Erol Kalkan, P.E. is a renowned earthquake engineer with over two decades of experience in the field. He holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of California, Davis. His postdoctoral studies were conducted at the University of California,
Dr. Kalkan is a licensed professional engineer in California, associate editor of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Journal of Structural Engineering, Engineering Structures, and Seismological Research Letters. He received the 2008 ASCE Raymond C. Reese Research Prize in Structural Engineering, and 2008 EERI-FEMA NEHRP Professional Fellowship in Earthquake Hazard Reduction. He has over 130 peer-reviewed academic publications and is a renowned expert in instrumentation, structural health monitoring, signal processing and earthquake engineering.