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SPITAK TRAGEDY SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN (On the assessment of the Spitak Earthquake) Editors: E. Khachyan (Chairman), T. Margaryan, S. Karapetyan, G. Azizyan Preface Introduction Section 1. Main Engineering-and-Seismological Parameters and Social-and-Economic Consequences of the Earthquake 1.1. Main parameters of … Continue reading →

The year 2008 marks the 20th anniversary of Spitak`s earthquake. In the memory of Armenian people that earthquake is remembered as having the hardest consequences for the newly independent Armenia. The huge material and human losses were not only consequences … Continue reading →