Translations for „quake-prone“ in the English » Chinese Dictionary

quake-prone ADJ

quake-prone

经常发生地震的 jīngcháng fāshēng dìzhèn de

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The lines company has 300 substations in potentially quake-prone buildings, and the mostly underground power network is vulnerable to quake damage.

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What we're hearing is it's not just for quake-prone buildings.

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That isn't a recommendation for giving owners of quake-prone heritage buildings carte blanche to pull them down.

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Other quake-prone buildings would have a new deadline of 15 years.

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Buildings 33 per cent and below are considered quake-prone and need strengthening.

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Third is that more and more people live in quake-prone areas, so earthquakes are more likely to strike vulnerable populations than was the case decades ago.

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These include transferable development rights, targeted rates on quake-prone buildings and public ownership of strengthening work.

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But that case centred on allegations of shoddy construction of buildings in quake-prone areas.

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Currently owners in high risk areas have between seven and a half to 15 years to strengthen or demolish their quake-prone buildings.

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Practical steps such as securing hazards on quake-prone buildings, such as parapets and verandas, may be better safety indicators, he said.

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