Engineers are developing a “seismic black box system” to assist in rescue efforts

Izmir

Inspired by aviation data recorders, Turkish engineers created a system designed to prevent disasters and assist in rescue missions during and after earthquakes.

A team of 10 engineers in Izmir took inspiration from the black boxes of airplanes to develop a system that addresses four main earthquake hazards: before, during and after tremors. The system, called the “Earthquake Black Box System,” aims to reduce the number of casualties by taking preventive measures and locating survivors.

Professor Dr. Zafer Akcik, founder of the Dokuz Eylul University Seismic Center, explained the origin of the project. “Since most of Türkiye is located in earthquake zones, a complete urban transformation will take a long time,” he said. “Although earthquakes are inevitable, the devastation they cause is not. We identified a critical problem during the February 6 earthquakes: the lack of access to people trapped alive under the rubble for the first 72 hours. “This system is to save these lives.”

During an earthquake, if the building remains standing, the system evaluates the severity of the tremor. Two black boxes will be installed in each building, one on the ground floor and the other on the roof. When an earthquake is detected, the black box on the ground floor triggers several safety measures: it sounds an alarm, cuts off the water and natural gas supplies, stabilizes the elevators for safe evacuation, and shuts off the gas supply at the main valve.

“Our main focus is to rescue the living and unconscious during the critical 72-hour period,” Akcij said. “After that period, the chances of survival decrease dramatically, and our goal then shifts to recovering the bodies with minimal damage.”

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