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Engineers Fear Substandard Rebuilding Coming in Quake-Torn Haiti Publication Date: 03-FEB-10 Author: Nadine M. Post Format: HTML

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Structural engineers on reconnaissance missions in quake-ravaged Haiti observing the salvaging of compromised building materials are extremely concerned about premature rebuilding. The work, getting under way, is perpetuating the very poor construction practices that caused hundreds of thousands of collapses and more than 170,000 deaths in the magnitude-7 earthquake that struck on Jan. 12 with an epicenter 25 kilometers from Port-au-Prince.

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