Sakarya University Civil Engineering Department Head Prof.Dr. Emrah Doğan, To investigate the earthquakes that occurred in Elazig and Malatya on January 24, 2020; He stated that they have assigned a working team consisting of Faculty Members of Construction-Building Materials and Geotechnical Departments.
Faculty Members of Sakarya University Civil Engineering Department; Prof. dr. Kemalettin Yılmaz, Prof.Dr. Erkan Çelebi, Assoc. Ertan Bol, Dr. Lecturer. Member Zeki Özcan, Dr. Ögr. Necati Mert and Dr. Öğr. Member Zeynep Yaman was born on January 29, 2020 in order to work in earthquakes in Elazig and Malatya and to reflect the damage assessment levels in public and private buildings in the most accurate way by reflecting their previous experience and professional knowledge to the site in damage assessment studies in this region. As of the earthquake zone they went.
Stating that Sakarya University Civil Engineering Department has a lot of experience in Earthquake Research issues, Prof.Dr. In addition to being a 50-year part, Emrah Doğan has proved to be a competent department in the field of professional practice as a result of his studies after the Earthquakes in this region in recent history.
They served for 2 years in the Expert Commissions established for the determination of the damages in the buildings due to the 17 August 1999 Marmara and 12 November 1999 Düzce Earthquakes. During this period, they assumed duties and responsibilities in the technical examinations and reports of many buildings in Sakarya, Kocaeli, Yalova, Düzce and Bolu provinces.
After the Marmara earthquake, Sakarya University Civil Engineering Department actively worked on the repair, strengthening and rehabilitation of damaged buildings, and at the project and application level, with the work it has done in this region. They undertook duties in commissions and in the field during the damage assessment works carried out after the 2011 Van Earthquake. As Sakarya University, they examined 996 buildings in total. Of these examined buildings, 719 are Masonry Buildings and 277 are Reinforced Concrete Buildings.
