Performance of structures in İzmir after the Samos island earthquake.

The October 30, 2020 Earthquake caused unexpectedly significant damage in İzmir considering its distance to the city. This paper evaluates the recorded ground motions, summarizes the performance of structures affected from the earthquake with emphasis on the reasons of damage. A detailed damage assessment was carried out by the Earthquake Engineering Research Center of Middle East Technical University to compile data on the damage of RC and masonry buildings.

Transmission dynamics of Covid-19 in Italy, Germany and Turkey considering social distancing, testing and quarantine.

Introduction: There are significant differences in the active cases and fatality rates of Covid-19 for different European countries.

Methodology: The present study employs Monte Carlo based transmission growth simulations for Italy, Germany and Turkey. The probabilities of transmission at home, work and social networks and the number of initial cases have been calibrated to match the basic reproduction number and the reported fatality curves.