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Tunnels and tunneling in Turkey
Published in Xia-Ting Feng, Rock Mechanics and Engineering, 2017
Turkey is in a tectonically active region that experiences frequent destructive earthquakes. At a large scale, the tectonics of the region are controlled by the collision of the Arabian Plate and the Eurasian Plate. At a more detailed level, the tectonics become quite complicated. A large piece of continental crust almost the size of Turkey, called the Anatolian block, is being squeezed to the west. The block is bounded to the north by the North Anatolian Fault and to the south-east by the East Anatolian fault. The East Anatolian Fault (EAF) is a major strike-slip fault zone in eastern Turkey. It forms the transform type tectonic boundary between the Anatolian Plate and the northward-moving Arabian Plate. The North Anatolian Fault (NAF) is an active right-lateral strike-slip fault in northern Anatolia which runs along the transform boundary between the Eurasian Plate and the Anatolian Plate.
Tunnels and tunneling in Turkey
Published in Xia-Ting Feng, Rock Mechanics and Engineering, 2017
Turkey is in a tectonically active region that experiences frequent destructive earthquakes. At a large scale, the tectonics of the region are controlled by the collision of the Arabian Plate and the Eurasian Plate. At a more detailed level, the tectonics become quite complicated. A large piece of continental crust almost the size of Turkey, called the Anatolian block, is being squeezed to the west. The block is bounded to the north by the North Anatolian Fault and to the south-east by the East Anatolian fault. The East Anatolian Fault (EAF) is a major strike-slip fault zone in eastern Turkey. It forms the transform type tectonic boundary between the Anatolian Plate and the northward-moving Arabian Plate. The North Anatolian Fault (NAF) is an active right-lateral strike-slip fault in northern Anatolia which runs along the transform boundary between the Eurasian Plate and the Anatolian Plate.
Seismic precautions in Ottoman Baths: Focus on architectural design and construction detailing
Published in Koen Van Balen, Els Verstrynge, Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions: Anamnesis, Diagnosis, Therapy, Controls, 2016
Figure 1. Tectonic outline of Turkey and the eastern Mediterranean area. DFZ: Dead Sea Fault Zone, EAFZ: East Anatolian Fault Zone, NAFZ: North Anatolian Fault Zone (Modified from: Dewey and Sengör, 1979); (Citation: Gürer, Kaymakçi, cakir, Özburan, 2003). *Green: Edirne city, Red: Bilecik city, Yellow: Kean settlement. s Table 1. Earthquakes during history (2100 BC - 1900 AD) in and around Iznik (Adatepe & Erel, 2006). Center Date 24.01.29 33 02.01.69 120 129 Latitude Longitude Location 40.40 40.40 40.40 40.40 40.40 29.70 29.70 29.70 29.70 29.40 Iznik, Izmit Iznik, Izmit, around Bursa Iznik, Izmit Iznik, Izmit Iznik, Zeytinba g (Mudanya) Iznik, Izmit Iznik, Izmit, Istanbul Iznik, Izmit, Istanbul Iznik Iznik Iznik Izmit bay, Istanbul, Iznik Iznik, Istanbul Istanbul, Izmit, Iznik Bandirma, Erdek, Iznik Bandirma, Iznik, Mürefte, Istanbul Iznik Intensity IX VIII VII VIII VIII
Seismic hazard assessment of the central North Anatolian Fault (Turkey) from GPS-derived strain rates and b-values
Published in Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk, 2018
Asli Dogru, Ethem Gorgun, Bahadir Aktug, Haluk Ozener
Turkey is one of the most seismically active regions in the world. Tectonic evidence suggests that Anatolia is moving westward relative to Eurasia (McKenzie 1972). The tectonic structure of Turkey is dominated by the Hellenic arc, North Anatolian Fault (NAF) and East Anatolian Fault (EAF). The NAF is a 1200-km-long strike-slip fault running from Karliova to the west (Şengör et al. 2005). The NAF has a long history of seismicity and is characterized by dextral strike-slip motion. Although many studies have used seismic data and geodetic methods along the NAF, the central NAF is less studied using the combination of these datasets (b-values and strain).