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Re:Azores – Evacuations Begin as Seismic Crisis Unfolds in A... by EdwardDiego on Sunday March 27, 2022 @04:59PM (#30824086)
I was wondering, given that quake, do Portugal's building codes now incorporate seismic standards?
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Re:Azores – Evacuations Begin as Seismic Crisis Unfolds in A... by Ftuuky on Sunday March 27, 2022 @05:17PM (#30824246)
Yes but since 2020 it's moving to European construction standards [0]

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurocode_8:_Design_of_structur...

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Re:Azores – Evacuations Begin as Seismic Crisis Unfolds in A... by pfdietz on Sunday March 27, 2022 @07:07PM (#30825081)
The reconstruction of the city involved some of the first intentionally anti-seismic building methods.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pombaline_style

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