## 4 Conclusions  
Detailed earthquake performances on existing structures in order to minimize the effects of a possible earthquake are not possible in many respects. Rapid evaluation methods have been developed to facilitate and accelerate detailed earthquake performances of existing structures. Using these methods of assessment, it can easily be determined which buildings need to be examined in detail, thus prioritising the evaluation. Using these methods, it cannot be determined whether the earthquake performance of the structures is sufficient or not, but these methods are used only for regional risk prioritisation. The rapid assessment method chosen in this study was applied to damaged buildings. Regional risk priorities have been determined for five RC buildings from each of the three provinces most affected by the 6 February 2023 Kahramanmaras earthquakes, which caused great destruction to the constructed environment with great loss of life. In addition to the building examples in which the parameters in the rapid evaluation method are applied, examples of the damage caused during the earthquake were added to the study. The presence of one or more of the parameters that will negatively affect the earthquake behaviour of structures directly increases the amount of possible damage. The earthquake hazard of the region where the buildings are located is one of the main parameters taken into consideration in the design and evaluation of buildings. This was directly reflected in the results. For RC structures with the same irregularities, the risk priorities of buildings in Adiyaman Province were lower than in other provinces. This is directly related to the danger of the earthquakes. Another factor is the total number of storeys in the building. As the number of storeys increases, the vulnerability of the structure increases. In the rapid evaluation method, this situation is directly reflected in the base score. As the number of storeys increases, the effect of irregularities also increases. It has been observed that the irregularities taken into account in the rapid assessment method are factors in post-earthquake damages. \begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c c c c c c} \hline \hline \multirow{2}{*}{**Parameter**} & \multicolumn{4}{c}{**Same Storey Height**} & \multicolumn{4}{c}{**Different Ground Storey Height**} \\ \cline{2-7}  & **Adyaman** & **Hatay** & **Kahramanmaras** & **Adyaman** & **Hatay** & **Kahramanmaras** \\ \hline Period (s) & 0.499 & 0.499 & 0.499 & 0.586 & 0.586 & 0.586 \\ \hline K\_elas (kN/m) & 185,372.9 & 185,372.9 & 185,372.86 & 151,841 & 151,841.01 \\ \hline K\_eff (kN/m) & 86,587.67 & 86,587.67 & 86,587.67 & 69,283.45 & 69,283.45 & 69,283.45 \\ \hline DL (m) & 0.118 & 0.239 & 0.191 & 0.136 & 0.275 & 0.220 \\ \hline SD (m) & 0.151 & 0.306 & 0.246 & 0.174 & 0.352 & 0.282 \\ \hline NC (m) & 0.263 & 0.531 & 0.426 & 0.302 & 0.611 & 0.490 \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
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Table 10: Results obtained from numerical analysis. It has once again been demonstrated that prioritizing the existing building stock using rapid assessment methods is one of the measures that can be taken before an earthquake. Images before and after the earthquake show that there should be no irregularities. In this context, it is necessary to avoid these irregularities in building design as much as possible. If necessary, the necessary precautions should be taken to ensure that the structures achieve adequate earthquake performance during an earthquake. The results are well documented and demonstrate a good correlation between the characteristics of structures and their behaviour during earthquakes. Conceptualization, E.I., M.H.-N., D.R. and B.B. ; methodology, E.I., M.H.-N. and D.R. ; validation, M.H.-N., E.I. and D.R. ; investigation, E.I., M.H.-N., D.R. and B.B. ; resources, M.H.-N., E.I, D.R. and B.B. ; data curation, M.H.-N., E.I, D.R. and B.B. ; writing--original draft preparation, E.I., M.H.-N. and D.R. ; writing--review and editing, D.R., M.H.-N. and B.B. ; visualization, M.H.-N. and E.I. ; supervision, E.I.