The ground is boiling, those houses are destroyed
With the effect of the upcoming elections, scientists received a critical warning for permanent housing construction started in the earthquake zone. Professor of the Department of Geophysics of Ankara University Prof. Bülent Kaypak stated that as long as the aftershocks continue, serious damage to the foundations and columns of the houses built by the concussion will occur.
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Stating that the houses were built almost in the heart of the aftershocks, Prof. Kaypak emphasized that one has to wait for the construction of the houses. Noting that there is an earthquake in the region every 3 minutes, Prof. Kaypak said: “It does not seem right to us to build permanent residences in an environment where aftershocks of this magnitude continue. Many scientists have also expressed this. An aftershock of 6 or greater after the formwork is placed and the concrete is poured disturbs the foundation and concrete structure, and the columns become unstable. Then we have to demolish the buildings we have built for permanent purposes. Furthermore, the region shakes like a cradle. There are serious doubts about the durability of buildings built in a constantly moving environment. You must wait at least 3 months, ”he said.
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No mixing mortar in the downpour
teacher. Bülent Kaypak compared the concrete poured in the environment of the aftershocks with the mortar mixed with heavy rain. Saying that there was an earthquake rain, Kaypak said: “If you darken the mortar in heavy rain, the concrete will deteriorate and lose its properties. If you pour the concrete into the foundation or mold while the ground is shaking, the mold will vibrate, oscillate, the gravel in the concrete will go down, and the clean cut will go up. The concrete doesn’t have a chance to be solid,” he said.