Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/09/10
By: Liu Chien-pang and Y.F. Low
Taipei, Sept. 10 (CNA) Slightly more than 26 percent of areas in Taipei have a medium to high
Soil liquefaction potential map. From government website.
vulnerability to soil liquefaction during a strong earthquake, according to a government database that went online Saturday.
The database located at soil2.taipei showed much of the highly vulnerable areas are in central parts of Taipei, including commercial and financial districts, whereas the mountainous areas of the city were shown as being safer.
The database was created by the Taipei City Government by integrating data collected from construction drilling projects and data compiled by the Central Geological Survey, with vulnerability assessment having been conducted at 3,060 locations, the city’s Public Works Department said.
Because the existing data for 14.5 percent of areas in Taipei are not precise enough, the department said drilling will be conducted in these areas to improve their precision. [FULL STORY]