EERI's San Diego Chapter presents the 2023 Kenji Ishihara Colloquium: Advancing Earthquake Engineering in the Wake of the Turkey-Syria Earthquake. In this webinar series, researchers, expert engineers, and social scientists came together in this Kenji Ishihara colloquium to discuss structural engineering and the far-reaching social implications of the 2023 Kahramanmaraş, Turkey Earthquake Sequence. Speakers shared their insights on the lessons learned from the Turkey earthquake and how these are shaping the future of earthquake engineering, disaster preparedness, and response to enhance engineering practices and expedite seismic functional recovery.
In this session:
“2023 Türkiye Earthquake Sequence: Performance of Hospitals”
Ali Sumer, California Department of Health Care Access and Information
“Recovery Lessons for the U.S. in the Wake of the Kahramanmaraş Turkey Earthquake Sequence”
Reid Zimmerman, KPFF
“Turkiye Earthquake Sequence: Lessons Learned from a Review of Lifeline Systems and Ground Motion Data”
Riccardo Cappa, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
“Lessons Learned from the Turkey Earthquake”
Rupa Garai, Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill