Symposium to Examine Quake Hazard at L.A. Port
Officials at the Los Angeles Harbor Department are planning a symposium to examine the effects of a major earthquake on the port, and specifically on a proposed 800-acre landfill that will be built directly over a fault line.
Engineers will draft state-of-the-art guidelines for future harbor construction--especially on the landfill, which will house oil tanks that could rupture and cause fires during a significant temblor.
The gathering, tentatively set for three days next March, will feature at least 60 experts from as far away as Japan and Canada. The Board of Harbor Commissioners is scheduled to review the proposal next week.
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