Civil Engineering Society Issues First-Ever Tsunami-Safe Building Standards

CORVALLIS, Ore., Sept. 28 -- Oregon State University issued the following news release:

When the next huge tsunami strikes the western United States, people in and around some newly built coastal structures will be more safe thanks to national construction standards announced today that - for the first time ever in the U.S. - will consider the devastating risks posed by tsunamis.

The American Society of Civil Engineers has developed this edition of the standards, kn . . .

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