Agenda - Tuesday 26 September 2023
Information Session on the 2023 Kahramanmaraş Earthquake Sequence and earthquake engineering practices in Türkiye
First Session: 9:00 – 12:20
Opening:
Dr. Ercan Yüksel, Professor, Istanbul Technical University
Shoichi Tabushi, Disaster Risk Reduction Programme Specialist, UNESCO
Dr. Faruk Karadoğan, Emeritus Professor, Istanbul Technical University
Dr. Vedat Uyak, Professor, Dean of the Civil Engineering Faculty, Istanbul Technical University
Panelists:
Evaluation of the 20 February 2023 Kahramanmaraş Earthquake Sequence
Dr. Ercan Yüksel, Professor, Istanbul Technical University
Field and damage observations in the disaster area
Dr. Gülseren Erol Soyöz, Istanbul Technical University
Development of experimental earthquake engineering in Türkiye: Example from the Structural and Earthquake Engineering Laboratory
M.Sc. Hakan Saruhan, Istanbul Technical University
Development and current seismic codes in Japan
Dr. Yuji Ishiyama, Professor Emeritus, Hokkaido University
Comparing past damaging earthquakes in Japan with the 2023 earthquake in Türkiye
Dr. Yuri Otsuka, Research Engineer, International Institution of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering
Progress, challenges, and future directions for IPRED's Action Plan
Second Session: 13:30 – 17:20
Presenters:
Shoichi Tabushi, Disaster Risk Reduction Programme Specialist, UNESCO
Report on UNESCO IPRED activities
Dr. Tatsuya Azuhata, Director, Department of Structural Engineering, Building Research Institute, National Research and Development Agency of Japan
Report on Action I, III, IV
Dr. Oscar López Bátiz, Investigator, Mexican National Center for Disaster Prevention
Report on Action IV
Dr. Gad M.El-Qad, Professor, President, Egyptian National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics
Report on Action VI
Dr. Miguel Diaz, Senior Professor, Peruvian-Japanese Center for Seismic Research and Disaster Mitigation
Report on Action VIII
Dr. Edgar Armando Peña Figueroa, Professor, El Salvador University
Report on Action IX and XVI
Dr. Raúl Alvarez Medel, Professor, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Report on Action X
Dr. Mehdi Boukri, Senior Researcher, Algerian National Center for Applied Research in Earthquake Engineering
Report on Algeria IPRED activities
Dr. Cristian Arion, Associate Professor, Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest
Report on Action VII and XIII
Dr. Natalya Silacheva, Chief Researcher, Kazakhstan Institute of Seismology
Report on Action XI
Dr. Hasan Özkaynak, Associate Professor, Istanbul Technical University
Report on Action XII
Dr. Danny Hilman, Professor, Indonesian National Research and Innovation Agency
Report on Action XV
Closing remarks: Yasuo Katsumi, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism of Japan
Agenda - Wednesday 27 September 2023
Symposium on the Impact of the Kahramanmaraş Earthquake Sequence: Lessons from Past Earthquakes for Reducing Future Risks in the Built Environment
First Session: 09:30 – 13:30
Opening:
Dr. Ercan Yüksel, Professor, Istanbul University
Lidia Arthur Brito, Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences ad interim, UNESCO
Takahiko Katsumata, Ambassador of Japan to Ankara
Dr. Bekir Sami Yılbaş, Professor, Rector of Turkish-Japanese Science and Technology University
Dr. İsmail Koyuncu, Professor, Rector of Istanbul Technical University
Presenters:
A Giant Jigsaw Puzzle Mobilized by the 2023 Kahramanmaraş (Türkiye) Earthquake Doublet: Cascading Multi-Segmented Ruptures on the East Anatolian and the Sürgü-Çardak Faults
Dr. Tuncay Taymaz, Professor, Istanbul Technical University
Rupture Kinematics of the 20 February 2023, Mw 6.4 Hatay (Türkiye) Earthquake at the Triple Junction where East Anatolian and Dead Sea Faults and Cyprus Arc Converge
Dr. Seda Yolsal Çevikbilen, Professor, Istanbul Technical University
The Hellenic Reconnaissance Mission after the 6 February 2023 Kahramanmaraş Earthquake Sequence in Türkiye: Lessons Learnt and Opportunities for International Collaboration
Dr. Anastasios Sextos, Professor, Bristol University
The Hidden Reason Behind the Massive Destruction Caused by the 6 February 2023 Earthquakes
Dr. Patrik Kristof Meyer, Haliç University
Using the Federal Emergency Management Agency Strategy of the Project ATC-43 to Assess Seismic Damage to Walls from the Türkiye-Syria February 2023 Earthquakes
Dr. Moaid Subh, Professor, Damascus University
Observations of Japanese Academic Organizations About the 6 February 2023 Kahramanmaras Earthquakes
Dr. Koichi Kusunoki, Professor, Tokyo University
Geotechnical and Foundation Engineering Issues in the 6 February 2023 Kahramanmaras Earthquakes Based on Field Surveys
Dr. Gürkan Özden, Professor, Dokuz Eylül University
Second Session: 14:15 – 18:30
Presenters:
Damage/Collapse Modes of Buildings Observed in the 6 February 2023 Kahramanmaras Earthquake Doublets (Mw7.9 and Mw7.7)
Dr. Oğuz Cem Çelik, Professor, Istanbul Technical University
Performance of Lifeline Utility Systems during the 6 February 2023 Earthquakes
Dr. Selçuk Toprak, Professor, Gebze Technical University
The State of Historic Buildings due to the 6 February 2023 Earthquakes in Türkiye
Dr. Umut Almaç, Associate Professor, Istanbul Technical University
Re-thinking Our Seismic Design Approaches and Design Acceleration Demands Following the 6 February 2023 Kahramanmaras Earthquakes
Dr. Ufuk Yazgan, Professor, Istanbul Technical University
Evaluation of Türkiye Building Earthquake Code Based on Field Survey after the 6 February 2023 Earthquakes
Dr. Barış Erkuş, Istanbul Technical University
Development and Current Seismic Codes in Japan
Dr. Yuji Ishiyama, Professor, Hokkaido University
Lessons from Earthquakes and Evolution of Chilean Seismic Design Code
Dr. Raúl Alvarez Medel, Professor, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Earthquake Risk Management of Industrial Buildings in the Light of the 6 February 2023 Earthquakes
Dr. Ceyhun Eren, Turkish-German University