A Study on the Determination of Damage Levels in Reinforced Concrete Structures during the Kahramanmaraş Earthquake on February 06, 2023

Planning for settlement and urban redevelopment following disastrous earthquakes depends on the early detection and control of structural damage. The first damage assessment to be made immediately after the earthquake should be done as practically and quickly as possible. Within the scope of the study, the general causes of damage to the reinforced-concrete buildings in the region affected by the Kahramanmaraş earthquake couple dated 06 February 2023, which can be called the disaster of the century for Türkiye, and the first damage assessments were made using the European Macroseismic Scale (EMS-98) for 30 different reinforced concrete structures. This method gives six different building examples for each of the five different damage levels. Considering the buildings used in damage level, information is given about the causes and consequences of the damage. In general, it is the main cause of insufficient reinforced concrete frame damage as well as the effects of structural negativities such as soft storey, short columns, etc.