Damages and causes on the structures during the October 23, 2011 Van earthquake in Turkey

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Provision of engineering services at every stage, employing quality assured ready-mixed concrete, holding all employees who participated in the project development and construction processes liable to certification, and finally a well functioning building supervision system will prevent to a large extent the emergence of problems in question. Assessment of the current states of the existing buildings must be conducted on a per-building basis, in addition to determining their structural safety against earthquake, after which the flawed structures must be strengthened.