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MCEER was part of a team charged with the seismic upgrade of Istanbul's Ataturk International Airport Terminal Building. The project involved analysis of post-earthquake damage to the Terminal Building following the 1999 Marmara, Turkey earthquake, and development of a retrofit scheme. Nonlinear static and dynamic analyses were conducted using procedures set forth in FEMA 273 (including numerous contributions from MCEER researchers). Pushover analyses were conducted using IDARC (developed with MCEER support). Dynamic analyses of the roof-isolated structure considering inelastic frame behavior were conducted using computer software based on modifications of program 3D-BASIS (developed with MCEER support). Several retrofit schemes were investigated, including conventional methods and materials, and new technologies. The scheme selected included isolation of the roof trusses, addition of shock transmission units, and selected retrofit and strengthening of reinforced concrete construction. The Turkish build-operate-transfer consortium, TEPE-AKFEN-VIE (TAV) and its advisor, New York-based Turner International, approved the evaluation and retrofit scheme. Members of the team were LZA Technology, a division of Thor nton-Tomasetti Group (leader), Michael C. Constantinou and Andrew S. Whittaker (formerly of PEER), both of the University at Buffalo, and Tuncel Engineering and Fondsiyuon Muhendislik Insaatvetic Ltd., both of Istanbul. The project is an excellent example of bringing research results to implementation.

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