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Old 06-18-2009, 02:56 AM
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Originally Posted by mariaobetsanov View Post
Quality is a misssing , short on re-bars, low psi concrete mixture and low experience. still will not meet the shabiest us standard. most construction here will not make in aa mild 4.5 tremor first check what happen in Pueto Plata on the last mild tremor. I am living here (California)and there (Santiago) been here and not had any damage due to the strick goverment regulations, and go state goverment. any one with or without any knowdlege iin calculating stress factor does work and claim to be a contractor. A mixture control is usually a ignorant man with a hose and meassuring by eye without any control, micture is really hit and run.
The last "mild" tremor that you refer was a 6.5 eartquake in 2003. That same eartquake intensity finished off the city in L'Aquila in Italy a couple of months ago. Maybe they are doing something right here...
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