Earthquakes, liquefaction, peak ground acceleration, Van (Turkey).

Abstract

The Erciş-Van earthquake with magnitude Mw:
7.2 that struck at 13:41 local time on Sunday, October 23,
2011 in northern part of Van province affected an area of
about 13.500 square kilometer at the Eastern Turkey.
After several days from the Erciş- Van earthquake,
another quake with magnitude Mw: 5.6 occurred on
November 9, 2011 at am 21:23 local time in southwest of
the city centre of Van province. Thousands of aftershocks,
many in the magnitude 4.0 to 5.0 range, occurred during
the next few months. This investigation describes the
effects of the aforementioned earthquakes on structural
damage. In the first part, ground motion parameters and
ground deformations during earthquakes were presented.
The second part deals with the local site conditions of
affected settlement areas. In the last part, the attention is
focused on the effect of soil conditions on structural
damage.