SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Miyamoto International and Global Risk Miyamoto are pleased to announce the release of their "Sichuan, China M8.0 Earthquake Field Investigation Report."
On May 12, 2008, a cataclysmic earthquake struck the Sichuan Province of China, resulting in 70,000 deaths, 370,000 injuries, 18,000 still missing, and over five million displaced. Thousands of buildings collapsed or experienced significant damage. Monetary losses have reached USD$146 billion; 4% of China's 2007 gross domestic product. The earthquake was followed by 118 aftershocks in two weeks.
Immediately following the earthquake, Miyamoto International and Global Risk Miyamoto dispatched a team of engineers to China to assess the structural integrity of existing buildings and infrastructure, provide support to clients, collect data, and document lessons learned. The team was the first foreign engineers to investigate the site. This report contains detailed descriptions of findings, identifies lessons learned, and provides solutions to mitigate future losses. For a downloadable version of this report, please go to http://www.miyamotointernational.com or http://www.grmcat.com.
Miyamoto International provides structural, earthquake and wind engineering services related to the new design and strengthening of buildings. Projects sectors include: seismic evaluation and retrofit, education, commercial, civic, corporate, healthcare, and infrastructure. With six offices on the West Coast and one in Tokyo, Miyamoto International is one of the largest and fastest growing structural engineering firms.
Global Risk Miyamoto is a joint venture formed by Global Risk Consultants, the worldwide leader in unbundled property loss control, and Miyamoto International, one of the largest structural engineering firms in California. The company was formed specifically to provide the risk management community with accurately quantified site-specific risk identification and loss expectancies resulting from natural hazard perils such as earthquakes, windstorms, hurricanes, typhoons, and floods.
For more information contact:
Rebecca Cully Tom Chan
Miyamoto International, Inc. Global Risk Miyamoto, LLC
(916) 373-1995 (925) 284-3700 x111
http://www.miyamotointernational.com http://www.grmcat.com
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