How are buildings and bridges made to withstand an earthquake?

Answer 1

By adding more support onto the building. Maybe more cement and metal bars?

Answer 2

Engineers make skyscrapers strong enough to with stand earthquakes by using a variety of seismic vibration control devices. These devices help disperse the energy from the earthquake. The National Science Foundation and the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute conduct experiments and research in to making building safer.

Answer 3

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It really depends on the height of the building.

Typically lower level buildings are simply diagonally braced to reduce the movement within the structure. This way when the ground shakes the building moves as a rigid whole.

Taller buildings are also braced to some extent but also have some flexibility to sway and absorb the stresses.

Recent techniques also include hanging a huge pendulum inside the structure from the top of the building. This pendulum reduces the overall movement of the top of the building allowing the structure to withstand the same seismic events while moving less.

Answer 4

To design structures that can withstand earthquakes, engineers must understand the stresses caused by shaking. To this end, scientists and engineers place instruments in structures and nearby on the ground to measure how the structures respond during an earthquake to the motion of the ground beneath. Every time a strong earthquake occurs, the new information gathered enables engineers to refine and improve structural designs and building codes.

Engineers built flexible roofs to withstand earthquakes.

Answer 5

Essentially the designer must visualize the building as a capsized boat. A CB will float if it is designed right. Slab Foundations are essentially capsized boats. If it is a tall building then , of course, there would be a different criteria. In tall buildings the elevator column is the core that will resist wind loads. If the Earth Quake is bad enough , ie, the earth splits open, then depending on exactly where the building is located the building will be destroyed no matter what the design , or simply swallowed by the earth. The designer cannnot design for that.

Answer 6

Buildings and bridges can be designed to withstand earthquakes by using specialized engineering techniques like base isolation, damping systems, and flexible materials that can absorb seismic forces. Engineers also consider factors such as the building's height, location, and the local seismic activity when designing structures to ensure their resilience during an earthquake. Regular maintenance and inspections are essential to ensure that buildings and bridges continue to meet safety standards over time.

Answer 7

By adding more support onto the building. Maybe more cement and metal bars?

Answer 8

By clustering steel columns and beams in the skyscraper's core.

Answer 9

they will include make strong foundation and lots of barriers and bases and build up and add special dirt to go under it to prevent earthquakes damages