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Buildings are designed to resist loads in specific orientations. The largest load a building will normally experience and be designed to resist is it's own self weight. This will normally act vertically downwards through the building.
Seismic waves introduce a significant non vertical component to this loading (whether that be shaking side to side as a result of Love Waves or the rolling motion caused by Rayligh waves) which creates torsional (twisting), shearing and bending stresses that the building would never normally experience. This can exceed the strength of the structure and cause portions of it to fail or even collapse.
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∙ 14y agoQuakes are violent shaking forces. Frame may or may not be designed and built to withstand violent shaking motions. Steel bridges have collapsed from quake action.
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∙ 7y agoThe tremors of an earthquake can shake building, causing some buildings to collapse, burying people.
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What are the effect of an earthquake on land and on sea?
the effects of the earthquake is watching pornography
How can a brick or wood frame be modified to help it withstand an earthquake?
JOKES
What is the role of community during an earthquake?
it effects them because it destroyed all there houses and building giving them no water or food for them to survive
Where there any lasting effects in the japan earthquake?
Yes.
What is a building designed to reduce the amount of energy that reaches a building during an earthquake called?
Base-Isolated Building
What has the author J Hans Rainer written?
J. Hans Rainer has written: 'Performance of wood-frame building construction in earthquakes' -- subject(s): Buildings, Earthquake effects, Wooden-frame buildings
What effects do different kinds of waves have on different kinds of buildings?
it depends on what building and what level earthquake
How can a brick or frame building be modified to help it withstand an earthquake?
Reinforce or strengthen the walls. Plywood panels can strengthen the walls. Metal connectors can strengthen the house's frame.
How can a brick or a wood -frame building be modified to help it withstand an earthquake?
Reinforce or strengthen the walls. Plywood panels can strengthen the walls. Metal connectors can strengthen the house's frame.
How can a brick wood frame building be modified to help it withstand an earthquake?
Reinforce or strengthen the walls. Plywood panels can strengthen the walls. Metal connectors can strengthen the house's frame.
What has the author Anand S Arya written?
Anand S. Arya has written: 'Protection of educational buildings against earthquakes' -- subject(s): Earthquake effects, School buildings 'Earthquake disaster reduction' -- subject(s): Brick Building, Buildings, Earthquake damage, Earthquake effects, Prevention
Why might a building that is made of flexible material like wood withstand the effects of an earthquake better than a building that is made of a rigid material like brick?
Rigid materials may shatter when exposed to the waves of an earthquake.
Any building that wishes to survive a substantial earthquake should be able to do this?
Any building that wishes to survive a substantial earthquake should be able to flex. Construction companies know how to make a building better withstand the effects of earthquakes by making them more flexible.
Which can with stand an earthquake high rise steal frame hotel built on sediment or wood frame house built on bed rock?
There can be no earthquake proof building. To build such a structure would be prohibitively expensive.In the recent Christchurch earthquake, the peak ground acceleration was over 2 g. To design for this is not economically feasible.And as the question suggests, the survival of a building/structure is a property of both the structure itself, and the ground on which it stands.
Where is a good spot to hide during an earthquake?
If indoors, move quickly to a door frame - it is among the stronger structures in a building, and thus more resistant to collapse.
What were the effects of the earthquake haiti?
The effects of the earthquake in Haiti was that it killed lots of people and destroyed everything.
What is an example of a mitigation activity?
An example of a mitigation activity is installing a flood barrier to reduce the impact of flooding on a community. This proactive measure helps prevent damage to properties and infrastructure by diverting or containing floodwaters.
