On Day 2 (August 25, 1999), the reconnaissance team drove by car to Adapazari and the mechanically stabilized earth wall to the south of Adapazari.

The bottom floors of the reinforced concrete office buildings collapsed in the city of Adaparazari (N40^o42.527’, E30^o21.62’, 8/25/99, 10:43:17).

Electricity and telephone lines were operational on August 25, 1999 in some office buildings despite the extensive damage in Adapazari (N40^o55.302’, E29^o21.011’, 8/25/99, 11:25:55, poor GPS coverage).

The reinforced concrete apartment building leaned sideways due to the unsymmetric failure of its first floor (N40^o55.202’, E29^o21.011’, 8/25/99, 11:38:40, poor GPS coverage).

The bottom floors of the reinforced concrete building collapsed in Adapazari (N40^o55.202’, E29^o21.011’, 8/25/99, 11:38:40, poor GPS coverage).

Settlement of building in downtown Adapazari. The staircase was sheared due to settlement (N40^o55.202’, E29^o21.011’, 8/25/99, 11:50:23). (The GPS has some problem).

An apartment building in downtown Adapazari that has tilted due to differential settlement (N40^o46.485’, E30^o23.807’, 8/25/99, 11:53:51).

At the entrance of the garage door of an apartment building that has settled close to 1 foot, there were traces of silty soil which had been ejected during the earthquake. The sidewalk has caved in towards the building (N40^o46.689’, E30^o23.762’, 8/25/99, 12:01:29).

The collapse of the lower floors of an apartment building in Adapazari crushed a car (N40^o46.716’, E30^o23.821’, 8/25/99, 12:15:17).

Following the emergency rescue efforts, some inhabitants of damaged buildings in Adapazari attempted to retrieve their furniture and personal belongings (N40^o46.716’, E30^o23.821’, 8/25/99, 12:15:17).

Many cars were crushed due to the collapse of buildings in Adapazari (N40^o46.70’, E30^o23.778’, 8/25/99, 12:19:03).

The foundation of this slender building in Adapazari failed and the building leaned onto its neighbor (N40^o47.068’, E30^o23.976’, 8/25/99, 12:36:00).

The building adjacent to the leaning building settled and shifted laterally, opening a gap between the sidewalk and the building (Adapazari) (N40^o47.068’, E30^o23.976’, 8/25/99, 12:36:00).

The buried metal pipe broke down at the interface between soil and building due to the building settlement and lateral movement (Adapazari, N40^o47.038’, E30^o24.033’, 8/25/99, 12:51:04).

Some old wood structures with masonry brick infills performed remarkably well during the earthquake, whereas nearby more modern reinforced concrete buildings collapsed (Adapazari, N40^o47.027’, E30^o24.085’, 8/25/99, 13:18:20).

In some of the buildings under construction in Adapazari, building codes may not have been consistently enforced as demonstrated by the separation of aggregates and concrete at the column-beam junction (N40^o47.027’, E30^o24.085’, 8/25/99, 13:18:20).

The building settled one foot and shifted laterally, blocking the entrance of the car garage (Adapazari, N40^o47.027’, E30^o24.085’, 8/25/99, 13:18:20).

The foundation of the building failed and the building tilted in the east/west direction (Adapazari) (N40^o46.862’, E30^o24.133’, 8/25/99, 13:47:00).

Another view of the building which underwent foundation failure (Adapazari) (N40^o46.862’, E30^o24.133’, 8/25/99, 13:47:00).

The minaret of the mosque tipped over and broke (Adapazari, N40^o46.822’, E30^o24.128’, 8/25/99, 13:53:21).

The mosque failed and leaned sideways (Adapazari) (N40^o46.822’, E30^o24.128’, 8/25/99, 13:53:21).

The unreinforced building with wood-frame and masonry infill performed well during the earthquake. (Adapazari, N40^o46.822’, E30^o24.128’, 8/25/99, 13:53:21).

All the buildings in this street in Adapazari settled at least one foot (N40^o46.779’, E30^o24.266’, 8/25/99, 14:04:14).

An example of a Global Positioning System (GPS) reading made by the reconnaissance team in the field (N40^o46.779’, E30^o24.266’, 8/25/99, 14:04:14).

The buildings settled. The sidewalk heaved and lifted up part of the asphalt pavement (Adapazari, N40^o46.742’, E30^o24.185’, 8/25/99, 14:12:59).

The marble tile floor of the shop bulged as the building settled into the ground (Adapazari, N40^o46.662’, E30^o24.163’, 8/25/99, 14:17:45).

The deck of the bridge fell down on the ground as the fault surface ruptured beneath the bridge (South of Adapazari, N40^o42.581’, E30^o21.495’, 8/25/99, 15:40:56).

The overall performance of the mechanically stabilized earth abutment of the bridge was remarkable (South of Adapazari, N40^o42.581’, E30^o21.495’, 8/25/99, 15:40:56).

One side of the mechanically stabilized earth abutment showed very few signs of damage (South of Adapazari, N40^o42.581’, E30^o21.495’, 8/25/99, 15:40:56).

The road on top of the mechanically stabilized earth abutment sagged, possibly due to the failure of the reinforced concrete box culvert passing under it (South of Adapazari, N40^o42.581’, E30^o21.495’, 8/25/99, 15:40:56).

At the location where the road sagged, one side of the mechanically stabilized earth abutment displayed relative motion between face plates (South of Adapazari, (N40^o42.581’, E30^o21.495’, 8/25/99, 15:40:56).

The heaving of sidewalks and settlement of buildings were a common sight in Adapazari (N40^o42.581’, E30^o21.495’, 8/25/99, 15:40:56).

The concrete stair separated 1.5 m (58 in) from the house and moved 3.2 m (126 in) diagonally due to the fault surface rupture which went beneath the house. The house was only slightly damaged (south of Adapazari, N40^o42.581’, E30^o21.495’, 8/25/99, 15:40:56).

The fault surface rupture went through a group of trees, and displayed a clear offset in the tree rows (South of Adapazari, N40^o42.581’, E30^o21.495’, 8/24/99, 15:40:56).N40^o42.581’, E30^o21.495’, 8/25/99, 15:40:56).

The fault surface rupture went through a group of trees, and displayed a clear offset in the tree rows (South of Adapazari, N40^o42.581’, E30^o21.495’, 8/25/99, 15:40:56).

The fault surface rupture pulled apart the tree roots and split its trunk (South of Adapazari, N40^o42.568’, E30^o21.612’, 8/25/99, 16:21:10).