Abstract
Abstract. In this study, the failure modes of masonry structures after the earthquake occured in Kahramanmaraş on February 6, 2023 were investigated by fieldwork. In this study, information was given about the building stock in the Turkey and the Middle East countries, and a literature including studies examining the general failure modes in masonry structures was presented. After presenting the ground acceleration data and earthquake parameters measured during the earthquake, damage distributions in historical masonry structures and masonry structures used as residences were examined. Failures were examined as out-of-plane, in-plane, and corner damages. In the examinations, it has been determined that the failure mechanisms are trigerred by unqualified wall-slab and wall-floor connections, insufficient axial load and material-strength, poor workmanship and lack of engineering service. In addition, how an earthquake resistant masonry structure could be build also discussed.
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