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How did the transamerica building in san francisco withstand an earthquake?
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Is it possible to make a model building withstand Primary Waves Secondary Waves and Surface Waves of an earthquake?
yes
A building that can resist an earthquake will fall down or not?
A building that can resist earthquakes can fall down if you put more pressure on them then they were designed to withstand. For example if there was to be a major subsidence directly under half of the building it is likely that it will fall over.
What type of structure could stand during an earthquake?
Simple retangular shapes are building configuration response well to earthquakes. They can distribute force more evenly. U, L, H,T configurations don't resist well because of strong concentrated forcein the inside corners created by the those shapes.
How can a building be earthquake resistant?
Build stronger foundations and use things to protect the bottom of the building, like sandbags etc
What is a building designed to reduce the amount of energy that reaches a building during an earthquake called?
Base-Isolated Building
What kind of building is the transamerica in San Francisco?
strip club
What is the very pointed building in San Francisco?
The tallest skyscraper in San Francisco is the Transamerica Pyramid. It is also known as "Big Pointy Building".
what- the sides of the triangular top of the Transamerica building in san francisco are about 65.2 meters long?
16
What kind of shaking can a building withstand the best in an earthquake?
Most buildings can withstand vertical shaking
What are some reasons why the damage from the earthquake was so severe?
the type of earthquake was a strong one and the building were not made to withstand an earthquake
Who owns the Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco California?
it was acquired by a Dutch insurance company called "Aegon"
What are the dimensions of the transamerica building?
The Transamerica building has a ground area of 530,000 sq ft, a height of 853 ft and a base of 175 ft. It is located in San Francisco, California and was built in the late 1900's by William L. Pereira and his associates.
How big of earthquake magnitude can a building withstand?
That depends on how well the building was constructed. One of poor construction might only be able to withstand up to about a magnitude 5. A well constructed reinforced building may withstand up to an 8.5.
Is it possible to make a model building withstand Primary Waves Secondary Waves and Surface Waves of an earthquake?
yes
What are the best defenses against an earthquake?
The best defenses are shear core, base isolators, a deep foundation, shutters and cross bracing cross bracing is a system utilized to reinforce building structures in which diagonal supports intersect. Cross bracing can increase a building's capability to withstand seismic forces from an earthquake. Shutters will block out any object that will come in and will stop glass from shattering which could cause injuries or death base isolators will help a building withstand an earthquake as they sway the building the way an earthquake is going and bounces the building up and down. A deep foundation will make it more harder for a severe earthquake to take the building down and in a smaller magnitude earthquake it will hardly affect the building.
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.
