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Tag: earthquake
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Seismic standard open for comment
Standards Australia’s BD-006 committee has released a draft of an amendment to AS 1170.4 Structural design actions – Earthquake actions in Australia for public comment. Standards Australia says the main purpose of the amendment is to incorporate general editorial changes to improve clarity and remove ambiguity, as well as updates to the seismic hazard map. […]
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Earthquake raises questions about seismic resilience
The recent earthquake in Melbourne, measuring 3.8 on the Richter scale, did not cause major structural damage. But it did raise questions about whether our building services are equipped to handle such events. A fortunate outcome According to Victoria’s SES State Commander David Baker, his crew received only three calls for help following the quake. […]