STONE BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTED IN ARMENIA DURING SOVIET ERA VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES – EXPERT

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Dec 7 2011
Armenia

YEREVAN.- Stone buildings constructed in Armenia during Soviet era are
vulnerable to earthquakes, said expert in seismology Gurgen Namalyan.

Stone buildings were constructed in Armenia in 60s and the first
half of 70s. The buildings erected during the following years were
steadier and were less damaged during the 1988 earthquake.

The expert said that renovation of this building is senseless as
many of them were built for a certain period of time, for instance
50 years and have already exhausted their resources.

“In this case it is advisable to dismantle the old building and build
new ones,” he told journlaists on Wednesday.

Today, Armenia remembers victims of the devastating earthquake of
December 7, 1988.

From: A. Papazian