Under the motto “Strong Buildings, Stronger Tomorrows”, the “Earthquake-Resistant Building Design Competition Final”, organised under the coordination of the Natural Catastrophe Insurance Pool (DASK), will be held on 4-7 March, hosted by Hasan Kalyoncu University (HKU).
The competition aims to raise earthquake awareness and a culture of living with earthquakes in society, to contribute to the professional development of the civil engineers and architects of the future, who will play an important role in constructing earthquake-resistant buildings, and to emphasise the importance of earthquake engineering. In it, the multi-storey building models built by the teams will be tested on a “shaking table” under three different earthquake effects. The winning team will be determined according to the earthquake performance the model buildings demonstrate during the competition.
Stating that hosting the final of the Earthquake-Resistant Building Design Competition in Gaziantep, one of the provinces affected by the Kahramanmaraş-centred earthquakes of 6 February, is meaningful and important, HKU Rector Prof. Dr. Türkay Dereli said: “This competition will encourage innovative approaches in the field of earthquake-resistant building design, increase the capacity of knowledge and skills in the field, and contribute to reducing earthquake risk by making future structures safer. Earthquake simulations will be carried out on the model buildings designed by the participating teams using the shaking table, and the behaviour of the structures will be closely monitored. I wish success to all the teams taking part in the competition. We thank Türk Reasürans and DASK General Manager Selva Eren and DASK Chairman of the Board Emine Feray Sezgin for their cooperation and support. On this occasion, I once again pray for God’s mercy on those who lost their lives in the earthquakes of 6 February 2023, described as the disaster of the century, and offer my condolences to their families.”
In addition to the host, Hasan Kalyoncu University, Alparslan Türkeş Science and Technology University, Altınbaş University, Bilim University, Bozok University, Bülent Ecevit University, Erzurum Technical University, Eskişehir Technical University, Gebze Technical University, Hacettepe University, İstanbul Technical University, İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, İzmir Institute of Technology, Karadeniz Technical University, Kâtip Çelebi University, MEF University, National Defence University Army War College, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Middle East Technical University, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Sakarya University, Süleyman Demirel University, Uludağ University, Yeditepe University and Yıldız Technical University will take part in this year’s final of the competition, which is held for the seventh time. Detailed information about the competition is available at https://binatasarimi.dask.gov.tr.
