Cañazo, this fraking goverment keeps on building ugly overpasses in Santo Domingo, instead of retrofiting all these old buidings in Santiago and the Cibao region and making sure seismic building codes are implemented so there is not too many casualties in case of a big earthquake.

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Cañazo, this fraking goverment keeps on building ugly overpasses in Santo Domingo, instead of retrofiting all these old buidings in Santiago and the Cibao region and making sure seismic building codes are implemented so there is not too many casualties in case of a big earthquake.

And there's some stupid E freak poster who promotes these stupidities.

I have asked for her to be banned.


Please reply moderators.


S.

Well abc 200, while most of the developed nations are getting away from overpasses becasue these nations have found out these only bring blight and social depression to neighborhoods that share them.

Yes.
And in an earthquake zone they need demolishing also now.

S.

Thanks for posting the "Earthquake Risk In Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic2" in another thread, very informative.




Here is the article...

Earthquake Risk In Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - Presentation Transcript

1.Earthquake Risk in Santo Domingo
The Role of the Dominican Government

2.The Problem
Increased construction in the city of Santo Domingo impacts the city’s urban earthquake risk, and there are steps that should be followed by the Dominican Government to mitigate them. Also, the construction companies should collaborate to improve urban earthquake safety.

3.Seismic Risk in Santo Domingo THE SANTO DOMINGO AREA IS HIGHLIGHTED IN RED. ZONE 1 IS OF GREATER SEISMIC RISK THAN ZONE 2, WHERE SANTO DOMINGO IS LOCATED. THE DATA USED FOR THIS MAP IS OUTDATED, SO IT MAY NOT BE COMPLETELY ACCURATE.

4.May 11th, 1910: A strong earthquake hits the island, causing damage in Barahona,Baní, San Cristobal y Azua and Santo Domingo.
October 6th, 1911: An earthquake of 7.0 of the Richter scale with its epicenter in the Cordillera Central between the river Yaque del Sur and Artibonito. Aftershocks were felt for long periods of time and damages were obvious in the entire zone.
October 11th, 1915: Strong earthquake shakes the east part of the country with an intensity of 56.2 in the Richter scale.
April 24th, 1916: Strong earthquake of 7.2 intensity strikes the country. Cracks in the earth scares the population.
October 11th, 1918: Earthquake of 7.5 shakes Puerto Rico and Hispaniola, damaging the oriental provinces.
Seismic History in Dominican Republic August 4th, 1946: Devastating earthquake with its epicentre in the Bahia Escocesa of Dominican Republic and an intensity of 8.1 hits the island and produces a tsunami, which caused structural damages in Puerto Plata, San Francisco de Macoris, Salcedo, Moca, La Vega, Santiago, San Pedro de Macoris, Monte Plata, and Santo Domingo. January 8th, 1962: Earthquake of 6.5 intensity causes great damages in Santo Domingo, San Jose de Ocoa, Azua, Banica, Bani, and San Cristobal. July 11th, 1971: Seismic movement of 6.1 intensity strikes the island and cuases great damages in Santo Domingo. March 23rd, 1979: Seismic movement of 6.1 intensity strikes the island and causes damages in San Pedro de Macoris, La Romana. and Santo Domingo. June 24th, 1984: An earthquake of 6.7 intensity is felt in the whole island and damages La Romana, Higuey, Los Llanos, Bayaguana, and Santo Domingo. Although this slide shows only the major earthquakes that have struck the country in the last 100 years, it does not mean that we do not experience earthquakes everyday. An earthquake happens on an average 10 times a month.

5.What are Other Cities Doing? (Taking Examples from Other Cities)
Seattle is...
using valves to be able to lock some water tanks so that broken pipes dont completly drain the tank.
installing tougher pipe lines
installing state-of-the-art communication systems so that fire men and other emergency teams to be able to communicate faster
providing emergency power for community centers around the city
having emergency supplies to give citizens in case of emergency
making police offices as seismically secure as possible
adopting new building codes
giving earthquake safety class
Tokyo is ...
trying to make the police save the victims and lead to a safe place, look for the missing people and control the traffic.
Planning what people are going to do in times of problems
Talking to families and neighbors about evacuation plans and if they are willing to help
Organizing and buying everything they need in a problem or disaster
Helping all the disabled people in the area
Warning people about appropriate behavior, like being calm
Teaching adequate ways of evacuating places
Training police officers to send victims to access roads
San Francisco is...
- reconstructing buildings to enhance earthquake safety
- Since liquefaction happens in San Francisco, they are creating maps to show areas of potential liquefaction. (Liquefaction Susceptibility Maps)
Since liquefaction happens in San Francisco, they are also creating liquefaction hazard maps.
Roads have also been closed due to earthquakes on 18 different faults. This shows that there are potential future traffic problems.
-they have websites like http://quake.abag.ca.gov/ that give information on precautions that you should take for en earthquake emergency.
San Francisco also recommends that households…
Bolt big pieces of furniture to the wall
use blankets and flares
Have an emergency plan, especially for children
Have kits of safety equipment are prepared to help with earthquake safety

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Yes.
And in an earthquake zone they need demolishing also now.

S.

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6.What is the Dominican Republic doing about Earthquake Risk?
One of the only things that the Dominican government is doing to protect its citizens is having Building Codes. The ‘Building Codes’ is a document that states how to construct buildings in certain types of ground. However, these codes are not very accurate due to the fact that they fail to be specific and are very vague.The data used is also outdated, due to the fact that it was approved in the year 1979. There were some important points such as the objectives of the research, site requirements, or near fault requirements that were not answered nor taken in consideration. Therefore, substantial points were left out.
The engineer Ruben J. Martinez Garcia and the Secretaria de Estado de Obras Publicas have started the revision and rewriting of the old codes. Nothing is official yet, but they are working on it.
In cities like San Francisco, California, maps of areas of liquefaction are being made to warn the citizens. Liquefaction describes the behavior of soils that suddenly go from a solid state to a liquefied state, or having the consistency of a heavy liquid. When the ground liquefies in an earthquake, sandy or silty materials saturated with water behave like a liquid, causing pipes to leak, roads and airport runways to buckle, and building foundations to be damaged. In Santo Domingo, nothing like this is being done concerning liquefaction, which does affect our city and its inhabitants .

7.DOMINICAN KNOWLEDGE ON EARTHQUAKE SAFETY
Has your house been constructed to survive an earthquake?
NO [27%]
b) YES [73%]
2) During an earthquake, in what position should you stay?
Stand up next to a wall [2.7%]
b) Get on your knees, head down, hands clasped on back of your neck, head covered with book or jacket, near a desk [89.2%]
c) Run outside [8.1%]
3) After an earthquake, what should you do?
Check for injuries [8.1%]
b) Inspect your home for damages [0.0%]
c) Check for gas leak [0.0%]
d) All of the above [91.9%]
THESE RESULTS SHOW THAT DOMINICANS HAVE SOME KNOWLEDGE ABOUT EARTHQUAKE SAFETY, BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO TAKE IN CONSIDERATION THAT FOR THIS WE ONLY SURVEYED DOMINICANS IN HIGH SOCIOECONOMIC GROUPS. THIS MEANS THAT THE PEOPLE WE SURVEYED GENERALLY HAVE A HIGHER LEVEL OF EDUCATION WHICH LOWER SOCIOECONOMIC GROUP DOMINICANS LACK. THEREFORE, THE RESULTS MIGHT NOT SHOW THE REAL KNOWLEDGE OF DOMINICANS. IF A STUDY WAS DONE INCLUDING LOWER SOCIOECONOMIC GROUP CITIZENS, THE RESULT MIGHT NOT BE AS SATISFYING DUE TO LACK OF EDUCATION.

8.DOMINICAN INFRASTRUCTURE REGARDING EARTHQUAKES Earthquake Risk 2,084,852(population)/135km (distance of the septentrional fault) ) =15443 The earthquake risk in Santo Domingo is 15443 people per kilometer. In the city, there is approximately 1 firestation every 9 square kilometer, 1 hospital every 8 square kilometers and about 1 police station every 10 square kilometers. Considering that there is 1 school every 2 square kilometers, the amount of hospitals, fire stations, and police stations is way below what is needed. For example: the area of the city is 104.44km2, which means that there is only about 11 fire stations, 13 hospitals, and 10 police stations in the whole city for a population of 2,084,852. THIS IS A MAP THAT SHOWS THE LOCATION OF MOST OF THE HOSPITALS IN THE CITY THIS IS THE SAME MAP BUT SHOWING THE LOCATION OF MOST FIRE STATIONS IN THE CITY.

9.SUGGESTIONS FOR THE CITY OF SANTO DOMINGO MODEL CITY THESE WERE OUR TOP THREE PRECAUTIONS TO TAKE REGARDING EARTHQUAKE RISK, AND WE CONSIDER THAT WE SHOULD SUGGEST THEM TO THE GOVERNMENT TO APPLY IN SANTO DOMINGO. -USING VALVES TO BE ABLE TO LOCK SOME WATER TANKS SO THAT BROKEN PIPES DON’T COMPLETELY DRAIN THE TANK. WE THINK THAT THESE IS A GOOD PRECAUTION TO BE TAKEN IN SANTO DOMINGO BECAUSE IN THE PAST, WHEN BIG EARTHQUAKES HAVE STRUCK THE CITY, ONE OF THE MAIN PROBLEMS IS THE LACK OF CLEAN WATER. -PROVIDE EMERGENCY POWER FOR COMMUNITY CENTERS AROUND THE CITY. WE THINK THAT THIS IS A GOOD PRECAUTION TO TAKE IN THE CITY BECAUSE DAY TO DAY, WE ALREADY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICITY. SINCE CONSTRUCTIONS IN THE LOWER CLASS PARTS OF THE CITY ARE NOT VERY EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT, MANY PEOPLE WILL LOOSE THEIR HOMES. DUE TO THIS, PEOPLE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GO TO COMMUNITY CENTERS FOR SHELTER, AND THEY WILL NEED THIS ELECTRICITY AFTER AN EARTHQUAKE. -HAVE EMERGENCY SUPPLIES TO GIVE TO CITIZENS IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY -HAVE A PROGRAM THAT EDUCATES KIDS IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS AROUND THE COUNTRY ABOUT EARTHQUAKE RISK IN SANTO DOMINGO AND WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF SUCH DISASTER. -CLARIFY BUILDING CODES AND ENFORCE THESE BUILDING CODES.

10.THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION

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