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Type of seismic wave that travels the slowest and causes most of the destruction?
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∙ 13y ago
The Surface (S) waves cause the most damage for these cause horizontal movement of the ground.
That said, the quality of the ground itself has a major effect. If the ground is on top of old swamp or silt, then it may sell settle unevenly.
And, there is in wave work a quantity called Q. This represents the magnitude of the resonance compared with the magnitude of the exciting (applied) force.
Solid rock will have a Q close to 1. In Mexico City (built on an old lake bed = swamp) they have soils with Q as high as 15!. The movement of the ground will be magnified by 15 times! Q's of 3 to 5 would be more common.
In addition, even for a perfectly designed building, if the ground subsides, the whole building may just lie over quite intact. Niigata in Japan had some famous examples of this.
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Surface waves
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What seismic wave causes the most damage?
Seismic wave
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i really don't know
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