Performance of Precast Industrial Buildings During the 1999 Earthquakes in Turkey

Precast frame buildings are frequently used in Turkey for industrial facilities. One-story warehouses are the most common structural configuration. Many precast buildings collapsed during the 1999 earthquakes in Turkey (Kocaeli and Düzce earthquakes). In the present investigation, a parametric approach is developed to study the relationship between structural stiffness and the observed damage to one-story precast warehouses in the epicentral region.