Kutoğlu told journalists that citizens who had serious problems obtaining information about the ground on which their buildings stand and the seismicity level of this place did not know where to find out, and that the construction literacy rate regarding whether the buildings were safe from earthquakes was low.
Stating that when buildings are viewed from the outside, there may be weak points that can be detected, Kutoğlu explained that there is an international standard called “FEMA 154” called “Rapid Visual Assessment of Buildings”.
In this regard, Kutoğlu stated that they developed an application using artificial intelligence to improve citizens' construction literacy regarding the buildings they live in or want to buy or rent, saying, “We wanted our citizens to be able to know the floor class of the building they live in and whether their buildings have geometric vulnerabilities to earthquakes by uploading at least one photo and the location of their buildings here from their mobile phones or computers. With the support of artificial intelligence, they can learn these quickly.” he said.
Emphasizing that short columns, soft floors, overhangs or backs in the building can be vulnerabilities to earthquakes even with high quality concrete, Kutoğlu said: “This software we developed, with the support of artificial intelligence, analyzes both soil information and whether there are such weaknesses, advantages or disadvantages in the building and presents it to our citizens.” he said.
“Reports are ready within 10-15 minutes”
Stating that citizens can enter the application at the address “yapianaliz.beun.edu.tr”, Kutoğlu said: “When they log in, they open an account for themselves. If they upload and send the location and picture of their building through this account, their reports will be ready within 10 to 15 minutes. They can see this report both from their accounts opened in the system and sent to their email addresses.” he said.
Pointing out that some newly constructed buildings collapsed in the February 6, 2023 earthquake centered in Kahramanmaraş, Kutoğlu said that buildings from very ancient times directly behind them were preserved, and said: “Of course, the quality of concrete is extremely important, but buildings also have some geometric weaknesses. For example, if there are large overhangs, slopes and irregularities in the floors, these are the problems that weaken the building.” he said.
Kutoğlu added that they developed this service as BEUN Technology Transfer Office.
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