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• When to use the ESM(Equivalent static method),RSM(Response spectrum method),THA(Time history Method of analysis?

  
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  When to use the ESM(Equivalent static method),RSM(Response spectrum method),THA(Time history Method of analysis? Ref: EQ Design practice for buildings by E.Booth. Equivalent linear static analysis All design against earthquake effects must consider the dynamic nature of the load. However, for simple regular ...
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• Natural disasters

  
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  Natural disasters are actually more prevalent than you might think. Take a look at some of these facts and figures – they may surprise you. 1. There were 63 natural disasters declared in the U.S. in 2007 2. There were 2,018 fatalities and 5,326 injuries related to weather events from 2005 to 2006 3. Of the ...
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• World’s Most Powerful Man-Made Tornado in a Museum

  
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  [ By Steph in Architecture & Public & Institutional . ] Experience the awe-inspiring power of a tornado, up-close and personal, without putting yourself in serious danger chasing a real one. The Mercedes-Benz museum in Stuttgart hosts the strongest artificially generated tornado in the world , with ...
  3 weeks ago

• Types of Faults (Geology)

  
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  Types: 1.Dip-Slip Faults: Normal Faults or Gravity Fault or Tensional Faults: In a normal fault, the block above the fault moves down relative to the block below the fault. This fault motion is caused by tensional forces and results in extension.  Reverse Faults or Thrust or Compression Fault: ...
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• Types Of Seismic Waves

  
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  Seismic Waves Recordings of seismic waves from earthquakes led to the discovery of the earths core and eventual maps of the layers of the Earths inside. Just as the prism below refracts light at its faces, seismic waves bend, reflect and change speed at the boundaries between different materials below the Earths ...
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• Formation of Earthquakes

  
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  Formation of Earthquakes • Earthquakes form when there is a vibration in the earth’s crust, causing a sudden release of energy. This energy is radiated out from the quake’s epicenter, in the form of seismic waves. • There are two types of seismic waves, the P-waves, or primary waves and the S-waves, also ...
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