Crisis management and pathology of buildings damaged due to Bam earthquake

Due to internal structure and active faults of the planet, the earth releases its energy from time to time and impresses the natural environment. Regarding that the earth is never immune of earthquake danger, reduction of dangers due to earthquake is necessary. Adoption of required strategies for readiness during the earthquake, before and after it may considerably prevent from financial and physical losses. Occurrence of earthquake 26 Dec. 2003 in Bam City Kerman province resulted in death of 26000 persons and Bam city and its surrounding villages were ruined. While, in case of performing security measurements before earthquake, damages due to earthquake would be reduced to a great extent. What is noticeable in ruins due to this natural phenomenon is this point that even steel and reinforced concrete structures built in the region suffered from multiple losses. Undoubtedly, fault in designing, calculations, implementation, supervision and planning each in turn could play a role in outbreak of this huge loss. In the present study more attention is paid to structural elements and quality of connections between the structure elements regarding the buildings plan regulation against earthquake and by providing some pictures, defects of the region structures are investigated.

Keywords:

earthquake , structure , regulation , Bam , loss