Two decrees keep an eye on earthquake-resistant development

The Govt Council, in its assembly held lately, Thursday, authorized draft decree No. 2.24.766 amending and supplementing decree No. 2.02.177, dated 9 Dhu al-Hijjah 1422 (22 February 2002), approving the earthquake-resistant development code referred to as ‘RPS2000’ appropriate to constructions wherein earthquake prevention regulations are specified, and organising the Nationwide Committee for Earthquake Prevention Engineering.

The Ministry of Nationwide Land Use Making plans, City Making plans, Housing and Town Coverage defined, in a observation, that the Govt Council additionally authorized draft decree No. 2.24.767, supplementing decree No. 2.12.666 issued on Rajab 17, 1433 (Might 28, 2013) approving the earthquake-resistant development code appropriate to constructions built with clay, and organising the Nationwide Committee for Structures Built with Clay.

Fatima Zahra El Mansouri, Minister of Nationwide Land Use Making plans, City Making plans, Housing and Town Coverage, stated all the way through this assembly that “the 2 draft decrees are a part of the measures geared toward making sure higher supervision of the reconstruction means of spaces suffering from the earthquake that struck Morocco on September 8, 2023, in addition to making sure better resilience and resistance to seismic shocks that strike constructions on the whole, together with the ones constructed of clay, allowing for the medical and technical tendencies recorded within the box of prevention of the consequences of seismic shocks.”

The Minister wired that “this step comes pending a complete assessment of the earthquake-resistant development officer, because it has develop into vital to rethink the department of earthquake zones in those spaces to make sure better security and safety for all new constructions.”

Referring to draft decree No. 2.24.766, the observation said that “for the reason that issuance of decree No. 2.02.177 approving the earthquake-resistant development code referred to as RPS2000 in March 2002, the Ministry of Nationwide Territory Making plans, City Making plans, Housing and Town Coverage up to date the provisions of this code in 2011, with the purpose of constructing it suitable with the most recent technical tendencies in pressure within the box of creating resistance to earthquakes, and making sure the security of electorate and their assets within the tournament of an earthquake.”

The similar supply added that “the devastating earthquake that struck the Al Haouz area on September 8, 2023, and whose results prolonged to the Marrakech prefecture and the provinces of Chichaoua, Taroudant, Ouarzazate and Azilal, published as soon as once more the wish to undertake extra regulations of resilience and resistance to earthquakes, via a partial assessment of the values ​​of speeds and spaces of speeds and accelerations on the stage of a few teams, incorporated within the classification connected to the anti-earthquake development code RPS2000.”

The observation additionally said that this modification targets basically to “undertake new engineering calculation regulations able to resisting the pressure of earthquake tremors within the required means,” “be certain that better coverage for lives and assets,” and “stay tempo with quite a lot of medical and technical tendencies recently in use within the box of earthquake resistance.”

Referring to draft decree No. 2.24.767, the file wired that “the consequences of the devastating earthquake that struck the Al Hoceima area in 2004 confirmed that nationwide experience within the box of development with clay calls for enrichment with the stories accrued through international locations with damaging seismic process and socio-economic stipulations very similar to Morocco. Due to this fact, the Ministry of Nationwide Territory Making plans, City Making plans, Housing and Town Coverage took the initiative on the time to attract courses from world stories that believe that development with clay does no longer warfare with anti-seismic engineering, if the best technical and technological talents within the box of anti-seismic engineering are incorporated all the way through the design and development of constructions with clay.”

Accordingly, the observation added, “Decree No. 2.12.666 issued on Might 28, 2013 used to be issued approving the earthquake-resistant development code appropriate to constructions built with clay, and organising the Nationwide Committee for Structures Built with Clay, which used to be ready in partnership with related govt sectors and nationwide and overseas medical establishments eager about finding out the seismic results on constructions built with clay.”

The Ministry of Nationwide Territorial Making plans, City Making plans, Housing and Town Coverage recalled that “the pressure of the devastating earthquake that struck the Al Haouz area on September 8, 2023 showed the wish to undertake extra regulations of resilience and resistance to seismic shocks that strike constructions fabricated from clay, with a purpose to correctly body the method of rebuilding the affected spaces.”

The similar supply defined that “the draft decree No. 2.24.767 targets to finish the aforementioned decree No. 2.12.666, through requiring the adoption of the acceleration zones specified within the velocity classification and the velocity and acceleration zones on the neighborhood stage, connected to the anti-earthquake development code RPS2000 appropriate to constructions wherein the earthquake prevention regulations are specified, and through growing the Nationwide Committee for Earthquake Prevention Engineering, authorized through Decree No. 2.02.177 as amended and supplemented.”

It’s noteworthy that “protection within the development sector is without doubt one of the state’s priorities, given its direct affect at the coverage of human lives and subject matter assets, which should be assured in any respect phases of the development procedure.” On this context, the observation wired that “Morocco has regulations regulating earthquake-resistant development, which should be revered through the events concerned within the development procedure.”