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Reduce the use of steel
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What do you use to find plate boundaries?
Linear patterns of earthquakes is one method of detecting them.
How do you make buildings more resistant to earthquakes?
One way to make buildings earthquake resistant is to make them stiff or put them on a stiff resilient foundation. Another way is to put "shock absorbers" on them so that the earth can shake underneath but the building , being suspended by shock absorbers, remains unaffected. Lightweight flexible building materials can considerably reduce the damage caused by earthquakes. (A shantytown - slum - in Algeria was almost unscathed a few days after an earthquake very nearly completely destroyed the nearby city with its stone buildings)
What is the name for something that is not waterproof?
Permeable is one antonym.Also, if an object is water-resistant it is not waterproof. A water-resistant jacket is most often added as protection to get a person from their car to the inside of a building.
Why is it so tricky to predict earthquakes accurately?
Because no one has yet invented a device which can tell where tension is building up between plates. No one can tell where the plates are stuck, and no one can tell when the plates will move along. This means that no one can predict earthquakes.
Can scientists predict volcanic eruptions?
Yes, scientists can predict volcanic eruptions, but only to a certain extent of accuracy. One method is to use earthquakes. Earthquakes usually increase and become more violent before a volcanic eruption
How can the type of construction lessen the effects of earthquakes and their aftershocks?
Thee are a variety of construction designs and techniques for everything from skyscrapers to private homes to make them resistant to powerful earthquakes, and most of them work quite well. It is a matter of where and how they are used. They are law for all new construction in many places (California, for one).
If you were going to construct an earthquake resistant building what materials would you use and why?
This would depend on what size, type of building you are going to build. If it was a house I would build a timber one because it would flex in an earthquake
What state experiences no earthquakes?
Arizona is one state which rarely has earthquakes.
Do tsunamis cause earthquakes?
Earthquakes are one (but not the only) cause of tsunamis.
Did any earthquakes happen this week?
Yes. Earthquakes of SOME intensity happen SOMEWHERE every day. There were 2 strong earthquakes today, one in Italy, one in Tonga. The running tally for 26 October 2016 from earthquaketrack.com:99 earthquakes today681 earthquakes in the past 7 days3,156 earthquakes in the past month41,088 earthquakes in the past year
What are natural calamities and how can you prevent earthquake?
A Natural calamity or disaster is one which is of natural origin; weather (tornado's, floods, mudslides etc.), fire, earthquakes, volcano, tsunamis etc. Earthquakes are natural disaster's, they cannot be prevented, but building codes and regulations can be enforced to lessen the impact of these events.
What is the most resistant form of life?
Granites are one of the most weather resistant rocks.
