Before Venezuela earthquakes, engineers warned tall buildings could collapse atop soft soil

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For years, engineers worried about how collapse-prone Venezuela's buildings could be in an earthquake. The big problem, they warned, was the prevalence of tall concrete buildings atop soft soils — the kind that amplify shaking when an earthquake strikes.

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