Critical Review of Design Practices and Observed Damages in Precast Industrial Buildings: Evidence from the February 2023 Türkiye Earthquakes

Critical Review of Design Practices and Observed Damages in Precast Industrial Buildings: Evidence from the February 2023 Türkiye Earthquakes | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article Critical Review of Design Practices and Observed Damages in Precast Industrial Buildings: Evidence from the February 2023 Türkiye Earthquakes Sila Avgin, Mehmet Metin Köse, Muhammet Çınar This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-6983168/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Published Journal Publication published 08 Dec, 2025 Read the published version in Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering → Version 1 posted 5 You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract This study evaluates the seismic performance of prefabricated reinforced concrete industrial structures following the February 6, 2023, Kahramanmaraş earthquakes. A total of 595 industrial structures located in Organized Industrial Zones in Kahramanmaraş province were evaluated in terms of post-earthquake damage data officially obtained from the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change. The results indicate that approximately 20% of the industrial structure was severely damaged or collapsed. In the assessments conducted by local municipalities on 96 incomplete prefabricated industrial structures, approximately 13% were found to have sustained heavy damage. The field observations showed that the damage was largely due to inadequacies in the design and manufacturing processes, incompatibilities between project design and field applications, and deficiencies in critical joint details. Especially, the hinged connections at the column-to-rafter beam and column-to-foundation joints are one of the most sensitive points against earthquakes and have played a decisive role in structural damage. The changes in natural vibration periods of ten moderately damaged buildings, which were examined under 3 different scenarios as undamaged, damaged, and retrofitting conditions, were investigated. Findings strongly advocate for revisions in seismic code provisions, strengthened quality control in construction practices, and the adoption of performance-based design approaches for prefabricated systems. This study provides critical empirical evidence to inform future seismic design guidelines and enhance the resilience of industrial facilities against large-magnitude earthquakes. Prefabricated Industrial Structures Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes Rafter Beam-Purlins Connection Natural Vibration Periods Full Text Cite Share Download PDF Status: Published Journal Publication published 08 Dec, 2025 Read the published version in Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering → Version 1 posted Reviewers agreed at journal 03 Jul, 2025 Reviewers invited by journal 03 Jul, 2025 Editor invited by journal 03 Jul, 2025 Editor assigned by journal 01 Jul, 2025 First submitted to journal 26 Jun, 2025 You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. 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