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Italian Quake Investigators: Reinforce Europe's Old Masonry

Publication Date: 15-MAY-09
Author: Peter Reina
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U.K. investigators studying the April 6 earthquake that rocked Italy west of Rome, killing some 300 people, found that traditional stone masonry buildings with even basic strengthening survived the temblor. As a result of their findings, the engineers are calling for simple reinforcements of older masonry buildings throughout Europe.
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