Russia and Turkey have agreed to advance their cooperation in the field of earthquake-resistant construction systems. The decision was announced by Russian Deputy Minister of Construction and Housing, Sergey Muzychenko, following the second meeting of the Russian-Turkish working group on urban planning.
"Russia's Ministry of Construction and representatives of the Republic of Turkey are interested in developing systems for earthquake-resistant construction," Muzychenko was quoted as saying in a ministry press release. "A large number of regions in Russia and Turkey are prone to seismic activity, which is why we are jointly addressing challenges related to protecting buildings and structures from seismic impacts."
He emphasized that the international collaboration within the working group, which also aims to foster scientific research in seismology, is crucial for improving regulatory frameworks and facilitating the exchange of modern developments and technologies.
During the meeting, which took place at the Center for Interaction and Communications in Construction of Russia's Main State Expertise, Deputy Minister Muzychenko and his Turkish counterpart, Omer Bulut, Deputy Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, reviewed digital innovations and the capabilities of the Moscow and Moscow region construction sectors.
A key demonstration involved testing a seismic platform at the Research Center "Construction," which simulated an earthquake that occurred in Kamchatka earlier this year. The 2,500-ton platform can replicate any earthquake occurring worldwide, opening new possibilities for studying and analyzing seismic processes. For the first time, Russian scientists used a pre-programmed accelerogram to reproduce an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8. This technology has the potential to revise and update regulatory documents for earthquake-resistant construction, thereby enhancing the safety of buildings and structures and protecting human lives and property.
"We have vast territories that are subject to seismic impacts. Our Turkish colleagues face similar challenges in terms of engineering protection from seismic effects," Muzychenko told journalists. "The condition of houses that have proven insufficiently resilient needs to be improved with special structural reinforcements. In some cases, demolition and the construction of new buildings may be necessary."
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Based on materials from TASS