the poorer, rural villages Swaminathan Krishnan rural part not designed very strong regulations
What areas were the hardest hit? Who was an assistant professor of civil engineering and geophysics at the California Institute of Technology? What part of China did the earthquake occur in? What did Swaminathan Krishnan mean when he said the buildings were just built? What manner of building codes are there in China? What were many of these old buildings built without?
News reports indicate that the poorer, rural villages were hardest hit. Swaminathan Krishnan, assistant professor of civil engineering and geophysics at the California Institute of Technology said: "the earthquake occurred in the rural part of China. Presumably, many of the buildings were just built; they were not designed, so to speak." Swaminathan Krishnan further added: "There are very strong building codes in China, which take care of earthquake issues and seismic design issues. But many of these buildings presumably were quite old and probably were not built with any regulations overseeing them."
question: What areas were the hardest hit?, answer: the poorer, rural villages | question: Who was an assistant professor of civil engineering and geophysics at the California Institute of Technology?, answer: Swaminathan Krishnan | question: What part of China did the earthquake occur in?, answer: rural part | question: What did Swaminathan Krishnan mean when he said the buildings were just built?, answer: not designed | question: What manner of building codes are there in China?, answer: very strong | question: What were many of these old buildings built without?, answer: regulations