Mindanao earthquake exposes use of non-resistant rebar, steel lobby says

THE Philippine Iron and Steel Institute (PISI) said the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) needs to more strictly enforce Philippine National Standard (PNS) 49:206 for steel bars, after the Mindanao earthquake raised questions about the seismic resistance of the steel used in many of the wrecked buildings. In a statement issued earlier this week, […]