UK experts to evaluate building damage in Turkey earthquake aftermath.
A team of structural and civil engineers from the UK has travelled to Turkey to investigate the damage caused by last month's earthquake. The Earthquake Engineering Field Investigation Team (EEFIT) is collecting geological data and carrying out detailed assessments of why so many buildings collapsed. The research is being carried out by the EEFIT, which includes experts from industry as well as leading academics, with the aim of learning lessons from the earthquake and finding ways to improve the construction of buildings to make them more resilient.