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Commentary
Nature 387, 227-229 (15 May 1997) | doi:10.1038/387227a0
Engineering design lessons from Kobe
Adrian M. Chandler
- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
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Abstract
Bringing old building stock into line with modern standards of earthquake-resistant design is a daunting and expensive task. But the damage caused by the Kobe earthquake shows that doing nothing will be even more costly.
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