Abstract:
One of the important conditions of sustaining a healthy life is the quality of city water in
residential environments and removal of wastes from living spaces. Therefore it is necessary that
infrastructure systems we use in providing drinking water and removing wastewater always
operate without leakage. Especially post-disaster epidemics will decrease sharply when
infrastructure facilities continue to operate after disasters. Thus, infrastructure facilities and
pipelines should continue to operate safely without sustaining any damages after earthquakes
and/or application of high loads. However, pipelines do suffer damage and fail after almost every
earthquake in Turkey.
Post-earthquake damage conditions of pipelines have been examined in this study
according to earthquake magnitude, soil condition and type of pipeline, and suggestions have
been made regarding construction of pipelines for future probable earthquakes, in which the soil
conditions and infrastructure of Küçükçekmece district in Istanbul was considered.
