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Development of design guidelines and updating of such documents is usually accomplished through a combination of laboratory studies and field experience. In the case of rehabilitation design, the problems are complex and the variety of different situations is immense. Furthermore, the issues are not easily studied in parts or in small scale because of the complexity of the interactions between different elements of the existing structure and between the existing structure and new elements added during rehabilitation. As a result, one of the best sources of information for understanding the behavior of existing structures before or after rehabilitation is reconnaissance studies after an earthquake occurs. The 1985 Mexico City earthquake provided an opportunity to carry out such studies. The lessons of Mexico City are relevant to other mega-cities, such as Istanbul, located in regions of high seismicity. The objective of this presentation is to describe some of those studies so that the mitigation efforts to reduce the risk posed by existing buildings can benefit from the Mexico City experience.
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JIRSA, J.O. (2006). LEARNING FROM EARTHQUAKES TO IMPROVE REHABILITATION GUIDELINES FOR REINFORCED CONCRETE BUILDINGS. In: Wasti, S.T., Ozcebe, G. (eds) Advances in Earthquake Engineering for Urban Risk Reduction. Nato Science Series: IV: Earth and Environmental Sciences, vol 66. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4571-9_14
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