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- MakaleYalnız künye2026Scopus SJRQ1Resilience-oriented seismic retrofit of heritage masonry minarets using hybrid base isolation and supplemental damping
Ergun, Mustafa; Tonyali, Zeliha; Kiral, Adnan; Elias, Said
Historic masonry mosques represent a highly vulnerable class of cultural heritage structures whose seismic fragility stems from their complex geometries, heterogeneous material composition, and rigid load-transfer mechanisms. This study presents a resilience-oriented seismic performance improvement of the historic masonry minaret of the Bayburt Grand Mosque, a structure with limited lateral deformation capacity that challenges the applicability of conventional strengthening measures. To address this limitation, a hybrid retrofitting strategy is introduced, integrating lead rubber bearings (LRBs) with supplemental viscous dampers (VDs) at the foundation level. This combined system—implemented for the first time in a historic masonry minaret—aims to enhance energy dissipation and displacement control through a minimally invasive and architecturally compatible approach. Finite element analyses (FEA), coupled with MATLAB-supported optimization routines, were used to calibrate isolator stiffness and damper coefficients. Three configurations were evaluated: fixed-base, LRB-isolated, and hybrid LRB–VD systems. Nonlinear time-history analyses (NTHAs) using the 1992 Erzincan (Otlukbeli) earthquake record quantified displacements, stress–strain responses, and damage progression. Results show that while base isolation mitigates seismic demand, it remains insufficient under restricted deformation capacity. The proposed hybrid system reduces peak horizontal displacements from 22 cm to 12 cm, limits drift ratios below 0.17 %, and lowers maximum tensile stresses from 4.890 MPa to 0.490 MPa—well below the masonry tensile strength of 0.880 MPa. Two iterative analytical design methodologies are additionally introduced to derive effective isolator stiffness and viscous damping coefficients, enabling systematic integration into resilience-focused evaluation frameworks. Overall, the study advances reliability-based, conservation-compatible retrofitting practices for historic masonry minarets and supports sustainable strategies for seismic risk mitigation.
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İncele - MakaleYalnız künye2025Scopus SJRQ3A comprehensive analysis of the ground motions of the 2023 Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye earthquakes
Kiral, Adnan; Tonyali, Zeliha; Ergun, Mustafa
With a focus on the dynamic characteristics of the ground motion recorded in Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye, this study provides an overview of the historical seismicity of the Eastern Anatolian Fault Zone (EAFZ) as well as the characteristics of the Pazarcik and Elbistan earthquakes (Mw=7.7 and Mw=7.6) that resulted in property loss and casualties on February 6, 2023. Analyzing the ground motion and local site effects for the earthquake region has been the subject of extensive research in the past. Ground Motion Prediction Equations (GMPEs) are one of the evaluation techniques utilised in the literature. Previous research employing this approach and other techniques suggested that the earthquake region’s geotechnical and seismological conditions are complicated, particularly in Hatay City. In this study, to further investigate the ground motions, six GMPEs, which were previously proposed for the USA, Europe and the Middle East, are adopted. The findings of this study are integrated with those from previous research for comprehensive assessments. This study shows that the PGA of the Kahramanmaraş earthquakes cannot be fully predicted using GMPEs, which use epicentral distance (Repi) in the equation. As a result, further research into rupture distance (Rrup) or Joyner-Boore distance (Rjb)-based equations is necessary. Also, the complexity of the region (i.e., irregularities present in alluvial deposits) and the high PGA values could be responsible for such a result. This study emphasizes the region’s need to have more sophisticated GMPEs in the future.
AtıfScopus11WoS8OpenAlex3İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2025Scopus SJRQ1Seismic resilience of existing RC dual-system buildings during the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes: a case study
Tonyali, Zeliha; Kiral, Adnan; Ergun, Mustafa; Garcia, Reyes
This study investigates the seismic resilience of an existing reinforced concrete (RC) dual-system during the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes. The shear wall-frame dual building was designed according to the Turkish guidelines (TEC 2007) and experienced negligible damage during the earthquakes, whereas all neighboring buildings collapsed. The case study building is modeled in SAP2000® adopting a lumped plasticity approach. The 3D building model was subsequently subjected to pushover and nonlinear time-history analyses (NTHAs) using real ground motions recorded during the first and strongest mainshock of the Kahramanmaraş earthquakes ((Formula presented.) = 7.7 Pazarcik earthquake). The results from the NTHAs indicate that the maximum inter-story drift (IDR) ratios on all floors of the case study building remained below the Immediate Occupancy performance level (IDR = 1.0%). Moreover, the dual-system building designed with TEC 2007 survived the earthquakes without damage, even when the design earthquake scenarios exceeded those considered in the new and more stringent TBEC 2018 (i.e. a 475 return period). The limited damage experienced by the RC dual-system building can be largely attributed to its high wall index (WI = 1.5% and 1.84%) and high average lateral stiffness index (H/T ≥45.3), which are above the minimum values (ρ = 0.6% and H/T ≥45) suggested in previous research. This study also highlights the critical importance of site-specific ground motion selection, particularly in the context of Hatay province, where the seismic demands exhibited significant variability and intensity. This study contributes to a better understanding of the resilience of RC shear wall-frame buildings in seismic zones.
AtıfScopus13WoS12OpenAlex16İncele - MakaleYalnız künye2018THE MOST APPROPRIATE EARTHQUAKE RECORD GROUPS FOR DYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF A BUILDING
Atmaca, Barbaros; Ergun, Mustafa; Ates, Sevket
In this paper, seven real earthquake records are scaled according to Eurocode 8 design acceleration spectrum by using SESCAP (Selection and Scaling Program). SESCAP is a scaling program based on time domain scaling method and developed by using MATLAB, GUI software. Real and scaled earthquake records are used for linear time history analyses of a six-storied reinforced concrete building modeled as spatial by SAP2000. Eurocode 8 allows the use of real earthquake records for linear and nonlinear time history analyses of structures. In the case of using three earthquake records in linear and nonlinear time history analyses, maximum results of structural responses are used for design of structures. If at least seven time history analyses are performed, the mean responses of the structures are taken into account rather than the maximum results. For the selection of maximum results of structural response from thirty five groups are created by calculating combination of threes of seven real and scaled earthquake records, and another group including all of the seven real and scaled earthquake records are created for selection of mean. Relative floor displacements along X axis of the building are preferred as structural response of the building in this study. It is seen that differences between mean value and maximum value of the relative floor displacements along X axis of the building induced by seven and three scaled earthquake records respectively are less than ones obtained from real earthquake records.