This is Dmytro Makagon Told me on your Facebook page.
"All new buildings in Kyiv can safely withstand a seismicity of at least 5 points, and such intensity of an earthquake is unlikely here. In Odesa, new buildings will withstand 7 points, and in Lviv - 6, which is also unlikely to ever be seen. Plus, in terms of stability and reliability, our designers usually exaggerate a bit, so you shouldn't worry," the specialist notes.
Makagon published a map that is used by engineers to calculate the structures of buildings and structures.
The engineer spoke in more detail about the calculation process in the next publication.
"First, the maximum possible intensity of an earthquake in a certain area is determined (which can occur once every 500-1000 years), and then, according to the severity, it is entered into the calculation, after which, according to the calculation, the necessary cross-sections are selected so that the building can withstand an earthquake," he explains Dmytro.
In addition, in seismic areas there are also structural requirements, such as the distance between expansion joints, slab thicknesses or the distance between walls.
We will remind, February 6 as a result a powerful earthquake a magnitude of 7,7, which occurred in the southeast of Turkey and reached Syria, destroyed at least two monuments included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites. As a result of the natural disaster, more than 5 buildings were destroyed in the country, and several thousand people died.
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