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A few interesting links related to the Chile Earthquake. Over the next days and weeks, I will try to highlight interesting news and blog posts related to this event.
Chile Earthquake: Soft ground bites the hand that builds on it - Ontario-geofish
Harold is an expert in earthquake engineering, and this post discusses the limitations of current seismic codes around the world that are based on using a "peak ground acceleration" or PGA for the design earthquake event as opposed to a "peak ground velocity" or PGV approachl. Harold notes one of the problems with the PGA code-based designs is that 'Nobody takes soft soil seriously!'. He wonders if this earthquake in Chile will be a catalyst for changes in seismic codes around the world.
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