Venezuela's Twin Earthquakes Trigger Reconstruction Debate as Cement Industry Calls for Structural Reform - The Middle East Observer
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Francisco Garcés: Few Government-Constructed Buildings Collapsed During Earthquakes
In response to false allegations labeling housing developments built by the Great Housing Mission Venezuela (GMVV) as poor quality, Minister of Transportation Francisco Garcés—who holds a doctorate in structural and earthquake-resistant engineering—clarified that these buildings sustained minimal damage compared to other structures following the double seismic event on June 24. He made these remarks during an interview with journalist Julio Riob…
While the estimates of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) put the economic losses caused by the devastating earthquakes of 24 June in Venezuela at $6.7 billion, the Government has responded by activating the "10 engines of the economy" and launching the great Venezuela Renaissance mission.
Venezuela's Twin Earthquakes Trigger Reconstruction Debate as Cement Industry Calls for Structural Reform - The Middle East Observer
The devastating twin earthquakes that struck north-central Venezuela on 24 June have become more than a humanitarian catastrophe. They have ignited a national debate over the country’s construction standards, the future of its cement industry and the engineering principles that should underpin one of the largest reconstruction programmes in the nation’s modern history. The two […] The post Venezuela’s Twin Earthquakes Trigger Reconstruction Deba…
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