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What effects do different kinds of waves have on different kinds of buildings?
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∙ 13y ago
it depends on what building and what level earthquake
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∙ 13y ago
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What are facts about waves?
There are different kinds of waves... sound, ocean, surface, longitudinal, and transverse.
What is the property that creates the different kinds of electromagnetic waves?
wavelength
Since the different kinds of waves have different lengths they also have different?
frequencies.
What do P waves do to buildings?
P waves do not cause significant damage to buildings, due to their bigger amplitudes.
How do the various kinds of em waves different from each other?
There are two main types of EM waves. Magnetic waves and Electronic waves. They exist at orthogonal relationships with M waves and E waves at 90 degrees to each other.
What are properties of waves?
There are different kinds of wave, such as sound waves, electromagnetic waves, water waves etc. So the first property I would describe as the wave medium. Then you would have the additional properties of amplitude and frequency.
Why do radio waves diffract around building's while light waves do not?
Light waves do diffract, but the effect is very very small. In general diffraction effects are important when the object interacting with the wave has dimensions that are comparable to the wavelength of the wave. Light waves have much shorter wavelength compared to the radio waves. Hence the effect. (It should also be noted that radio waves penetrate buildings much better than light waves, but that leads to a more nuanced discussion of diffraction effects.)
What kinds of waves can a trumpet make?
triangle waves
Why are surface waves more destructive to buildings than p waves are so s waves are?
Although surface waves travel more slowly than S-waves, they can be much larger in amplitude and can be the most destructive type of seismic wave. There are two basic kinds of surface waves: Rayleigh waves, also called ground roll, travel as ripples similar to those on the surface of water.
What waves affect tall buildings more?
The seismic waves affect tall buildings more. It is because shaking may cause them to collide.
Structure and functions of the equipment used to produce wave energy?
There are many different kinds of waves, and many different kinds of wave energy, and many different kinds of equipment used to produce such energy. For example, a lightbulb, since light is a form of electromagnetic wave.
Which earthquake waves do the most damage to surface structures and buildings?
Surface waves
