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What type of building rest on a foundation and tilts and cracks during earthquakes?
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Can the earth open and swallow you during an earthquake?
It is unlikely, but it can happen. During particularly violent earthquakes cracks in the ground can open and close. These are not deep cracks, but it may still be possible to fall into some of the larger ones.
What is a building designed to reduce the amount of energy that reaches the building during an earthquake is called?
A Base-isolated designed building reduces the amount of energy that reaches the building during an earthquake. For older buildings they are retrofitted for earthquakes.
What caused many events of mountain building volcanism and earthquakes in western North America during the Cenozoic?
Plate interactions
Were there earthquakes during Jurassic times?
Yes. There have been earthquakes through all of earth's history.
How safe is the luxor resort in las Vegas during earthquakes?
How safe this building is, depends on the intensity of the earthquake. However, it has been built to the required safety regulations necessary to pass inspection for the state.Ê
Can the earth open and swallow you during an earthquake?
It is unlikely, but it can happen. During particularly violent earthquakes cracks in the ground can open and close. These are not deep cracks, but it may still be possible to fall into some of the larger ones.
When are rocks and land moved?
This happens during road building, mining and by natural processes such as landslides and earthquakes.
What is a building designed to reduce the amount of energy that reaches the building during an earthquake is called?
A Base-isolated designed building reduces the amount of energy that reaches the building during an earthquake. For older buildings they are retrofitted for earthquakes.
What caused many events of mountain building volcanism and earthquakes in western North America during the Cenozoic?
Plate interactions
What were some of the challenges involved in building the Empire State Building?
Since the Empire State Building was built in year 1931, there must have been more or less some technology and architectural constraints. However, it is said that about 5 workers died during the construction, which can be considered quite a small number, thus we can conclude that safety measures were advanced during that time too.
How often does the peachtree plaza building in sway?
Usually Everyday. During atlanta's winds, small earthquakes, and storms, it will sway. Usually no more than 1 foot. But in 2008, the building swayed more than 2 feet in a tornado
Do earthquakes get stronger during cold weather?
Earthquakes and weather do not influence each other.
What kind of weather occurs during an earthquake?
All kinds of weather can occur during earthquakes as there is no link between weather and the occurrence of earthquakes.
How can the type of ground beneath a building affect the building's response to seismic?
It can affect the strength, durability, or the sturdiness of the building. If the ground beneath it is sand, It is more than likely to fall during an earthquake or something. Sand is a horrible foundation for a building. Loose soil can also affect the building in the same way, making it slide or sink into the ground.
What causes the road surface to crack during winter?
Road surface cracks on winter because, water in the ground forms ice during winter, expanding to form cracks.
Were there earthquakes during Jurassic times?
Yes. There have been earthquakes through all of earth's history.
If water freezes in the cracks of a rock during winter and then melts during spring?
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