College of Engineers and Construction Chamber call for proper rubble management methodology

The Daily Journal – The National Board of the College of Engineers of Venezuela and leaders of the Venezuelan Chamber of Construction held an institutional meeting this weekend and signed a joint document addressed to the relevant authorities. The document calls for implementing a proper methodology to manage the debris left by buildings that collapsed […]

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Venezuela experienced a seismic doublet

Venezuela may have faced one of the most destructive seismic phenomena: a nearly simultaneous seismic doublet. Julio A. López. — The two earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24 not only surprised observers because of their magnitude, but also because they occurred extraordinarily close together in both time and location. Early analyses suggest the country […]

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