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 On Tuesday 9 August, in conjunction with An-Najah’s Urban Planning and Disaster Risk Reduction Center (UPDRRC) and the Engineers Union, held a training workshop on seismic building design as part of the Earthquake Risk Reduction Project in Palestine (SASPARM-FP7). The workshop was attended by 200 engineers and focused on reducing the risk to buildings as a result of earthquakes and the implementation of the new Seismic Building Code, led and presented by Dr. Jalal Dabbeek.

The workshop opened with a welcoming speech by Engineer Abdelhakim Johari, Vice President for Local Governance and Infrastructure in the Global Community, a member of the Nablus Engineers Union, and researcher at UPDRRC at An-Najah. Mr. Johari stressed the importance of the workshop and the new Code. He also talked about the various activities undertaken in the different cities as part of the SASPARM project, led by An-Najah with European partners.

Dr. Dabbeek, Director of the UPDRRC, then ran delegates through a condensed training programme on the new Code and its practical application. Over the course of 2 hours Dr. Dabbeek took the Engineers through the details of the new Code,

moving on to talk about the geology of the region, and the affecting factors such as location, design, land slips, their nature and their causes that must be considered when planning. He also talked about buildings, their types, and design and how to apply the design code in relation to of the specifics of the building, such as shape and mass distribution.

Dr. Dabbeek’s presentation utilized illustrations to accompany his lecture and included practical solutions to some problems Engineers may come across as they start to apply the Code.

Mr. Johari, also elaborated on the code requirements and its relation to a buildings’ response to a seismic force. In addition, he mentioned the possibility of undertaking and assessment of present buildings and their ability to be modified to conform to the Code.

The workshop closed with a questions and answers session with delegates.


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