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An Evaluation on Damage Assessment Works in
Kahramanmaraş Earthquake

Construction Works. According to the thirteenth article of Law No. 7269,
damage assessments must be carried out by architects and civil engineers,
each assessment is made by teams consisting of two persons including an
architect or civil engineer, and when the tablets go online, the input data is
transferred to the central database. The software accelerates the damage
assessment process, increases the accuracy of the data and ensures the
effective use of resources. Even if the damage assessment teams are
composed of architects and engineers, they are subject to training by YIGM
bearing in mind the importance of damage assessment. The trainings were
organized face-to-face and online, damage assessment training was provided
to approximately 54,000 technical personnel working in the public, private
sectors and NGOs according to YIGM records.

Picture 1. Damage Assessment Trainings

Damage assessment studies after the Kahramanmaraş earthquakes were
instantly shared with many institutions via software, and necessary precautions
and measures were taken while ensuring the continuity of activities such as
temporary housing, accommodation by AFAD, power on and cut in critical
areas by the Ministry of Energy. Thus, it was supported to safely return to the
normal flow of life.

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