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General Properties and Seismic Performance of High Risk Buildings in
Our Country

axles of the flexible area in the plan are exposed to higher forces and damaged
as a result of failing to distribute the structural elements symmetrically in the
plan (Figure 4c).

a

b

c
Figure 4. Damage caused by irregularities; a) Short column effect, b) Heavy
overhangs, c) External axle column damage caused by buckling
Poor materials and workmanship as well as using plain reinforcement bar and
low-strength concrete in old buildings lead to many situations that negatively
affect the behaviour. The most significant ones include buckling of reinforcing

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