Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis and Retrofitting Design of an Earthquake Damaged Masonry Building

Alper Özmen; Talha Sarıcı

doi:10.17798/bitlisfen.1835627

Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis and Retrofitting Design of an Earthquake Damaged Masonry Building

Abstract

Masonry buildings constitute a significant portion of the building stock in settlements situated along the East Anatolian Fault. Seismic risk is quite high in this region. This study investigates the earthquake response and retrofitting design of a residential masonry that damaged in the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes. Within the scope of the study, the existing damage condition and material properties of the structure were first determined. Using the collected data, the current state of the structure was analyzed with nonlinear dynamic analyses. Subsequently, potential damage zones were retrofitted using an innovative reinforcement method taken from the literature, and the results were compared. The retrofitting intervention reduced maximum displacement demand by approximately 33.3%, crack width by 26.5%, and inter-story drift ratio by nearly 54.8%. By combining field damage observations with nonlinear time-history analyses and implementing a validated steel-stirrup strengthening scheme, this study provides a practical and transferable methodology for improving the seismic performance of earthquake-damaged masonry buildings in high-risk regions.

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English

Subjects

Earthquake Engineering, Numerical Modelization in Civil Engineering

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Research Article

Authors

Alper Özmen ^*
0000-0003-1335-3780
Türkiye

Talha Sarıcı
0000-0001-8488-5851
Türkiye

Publication Date

June 30, 2026

Submission Date

December 3, 2025

Acceptance Date

April 20, 2026

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Year 2026 Volume: 15 Number: 2

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https://doi.org/10.17798/bitlisfen.1835627

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APA

Özmen, A., & Sarıcı, T. (2026). Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis and Retrofitting Design of an Earthquake Damaged Masonry Building. Bitlis Eren Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi, 15(2), 793-812. https://doi.org/10.17798/bitlisfen.1835627

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1.Özmen A, Sarıcı T. Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis and Retrofitting Design of an Earthquake Damaged Masonry Building. Bitlis Eren Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi. 2026;15(2):793-812. doi:10.17798/bitlisfen.1835627

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Özmen, Alper, and Talha Sarıcı. 2026. “Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis and Retrofitting Design of an Earthquake Damaged Masonry Building”. Bitlis Eren Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi 15 (2): 793-812. https://doi.org/10.17798/bitlisfen.1835627.

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Özmen A, Sarıcı T (June 1, 2026) Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis and Retrofitting Design of an Earthquake Damaged Masonry Building. Bitlis Eren Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi 15 2 793–812.

IEEE

[1]A. Özmen and T. Sarıcı, “Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis and Retrofitting Design of an Earthquake Damaged Masonry Building”, Bitlis Eren Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 793–812, June 2026, doi: 10.17798/bitlisfen.1835627.

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Özmen, Alper - Sarıcı, Talha. “Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis and Retrofitting Design of an Earthquake Damaged Masonry Building”. Bitlis Eren Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi 15/2 (June 1, 2026): 793-812. https://doi.org/10.17798/bitlisfen.1835627.

JAMA

1.Özmen A, Sarıcı T. Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis and Retrofitting Design of an Earthquake Damaged Masonry Building. Bitlis Eren Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi. 2026;15:793–812.

MLA

Özmen, Alper, and Talha Sarıcı. “Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis and Retrofitting Design of an Earthquake Damaged Masonry Building”. Bitlis Eren Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 15, no. 2, June 2026, pp. 793-12, doi:10.17798/bitlisfen.1835627.

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1.Alper Özmen, Talha Sarıcı. Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis and Retrofitting Design of an Earthquake Damaged Masonry Building. Bitlis Eren Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi. 2026 Jun. 1;15(2):793-812. doi:10.17798/bitlisfen.1835627