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Master Thesis Earthquake simulator(2004) Yeniaras, ErolAs a vibration of ground, earthquake results in a time-dependent displacement on the bases of the buildings and creates a dynamic effect. Especially, in the countries in which eartquakes take place more frequently and more violently, the investigation of these vibrations is one of the main problems of "Dynamics of Structures". The design process of an earthquake-resistant structure consists of two steps. The first one is to arrange the structure well and to use the material of good quality. The second step is to meet the eartquake-induced dynamic forces acting on cross-sections of structural members by determining them accurately. Eartquake effect, by forcing the structures more than usual loads, reveals the faults made in the design and application periods. Before erecting a building, it is, undouptedly, very important to know the effect of a probable earthquake on it. The goal of this thesis is to apply an eartquake, which is already taken place and whose time-dependent acceleration data of ground motion is recorded, to a building and to simulate the behaviour of the building on the computer screen. In order to do this, developing a software called EqSim is included in the scope of the thesis too. Consequently, it is aimed to produce a program that can be used by the structural engineers in the period of designing buildings