waves that radiate from where the earthquake starts‚ a place called the focus. These Seismic waves are what cause the intense shaking at the Earth’s surface that can cause buildings and roads to collapse. All across the world governments are going to great lengths to ensure the safety of their citizens by building resistant structures that are designed to withstand earthquakes and prevent the immense damage their shock waves do. Body: To build are earthquake proof structure that is able to withstand
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Hurricanes and earthquakes are two of the most dangerous natural disasters in the United States. They can be very disastrous and deadly. In the United States‚ there have been 73 hurricanes since 1954. Earthquakes are harder to detect because they have to have at least a magnitude of 5 ("Earthquakes per year‚" 2009). The amount of earthquakes detected in the United States was 1656 in the past 10 years ("Earthquakes per year‚" 2009). The World Meteorological Organization is the organization that can
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HS-404 Homosexuality in Popular Hindi Cinema Abstract:India is a country with vibrant popular culture. Nowhere is the collective consciousness of the nation probably better essayed than in the cinema‚ which is viewed with passionate enthusiasm. Taking Popular Hindi Cinema as a mainstay of Indian culture‚ this article tries to create a link between the depiction of homosexuality in Popular Hindi Cinema and the society. Different viewpoints are looked from and observed in Indian popular culture‚ such
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Earthquake Loads & Earthquake Resistant Design of Buildings 1. 1 2. Summary 2 3. Earthquake Design - A Conceptual Review 2 4. Earthquake Resisting Performance Expectations 3 5. Key Material Parameters for Effective Earthquake Resistant Design 3 6. Earthquake Design Level Ground Motion 4 6.1. Elastic Response Spectra 4 6.2. Relative Seismicity 5 6.3. Soil amplification 6 7. Derivation of Ductile Design Response Spectra 7 8. Analysis and Earthquake Resistant Design Principles 8 8.1. The Basic Principles
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The January 12‚ 2010 Haiti Earthquake caused an enormous destruction in the Caribbean nation. Hospitals and government buildings collapsed along with an unbelievable amount of homes. Tens of thousands of people were killed‚ and many more were wounded. The disaster added more misery to people already struggling to get by with everyday life. Haiti is one of the poorest nations in the world. The January 12 quake demolished almost every major building in Port-au-Prince‚ Haiti’s capital. About 5‚000 schools
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Name: Huy Pham Effects of Earthquakes Nature is a beautiful thing‚ and there is nothing in this world without nature. It gives many wonderful things to mankind. Although nature gives many things to mankind‚ sometimes it show its terrible side. It is obvious that most of disasters are very dangerous to anything in the world. Earthquakes are one of the terrible outcomes of nature‚ and they bring a lot of big problems to humans and the animals. An earthquake is an sudden and violent shaking
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Haiti is the most impoverished country in the Western Hemisphere‚ and amongst the poorest in the world. With that being said‚ when an earthquake happened just kilometres away from Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince‚ the country was hardly prepared (Fierro & Perry‚ n.d.). Haiti has overcome various natural disasters‚ including hurricanes‚ tsunamis‚ floods‚ landslides‚ and other tropical storms. Haitians expect these natural hazards to occur‚ due to past events and the location of the country making
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Reducing Costs through Production and Supply Chain Management by Vinod Lall Executive Summary • There are numerous drivers of production and the supply chain‚ and there are several processes under each driver. These processes are associated with high overheads and offer opportunities for cost reduction. Cost reduction requires a complete knowledge and mapping of all costs‚ cycle times‚ purchases‚ inventories‚ suppliers‚ customers‚ logistics‚ and other service providers throughout the supply chain
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“I would love to. It would be a welcome break after a horrible scene.” “Any idea‚ who he was?” Aditi asked once the elevator door closed. “Yeah‚ he was a henchman for the syndicate that runs here. The police had earlier booked him for assault‚ breaking and entering – petty crimes. They think he just got fed up with life and took the plunge.” Shankar said. “So why are you interested in a suicide? I thought you were following the Kalki case.” “Oh that’s true. It’s just that when one my friends at the
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K. E. Geology 100 4/15/13 Japan earthquake On March 11‚ 2011‚ Japan was hit by a magnitude 9.0 quake at about 2:50 pm. This would turn out to be the largest earthquake in the past thousands years to ever be recorded. What caused this massive destruction one might ask? This devastating quake was caused because Japan is located between two major tectonic plates. When a large number of plate movements occur‚ the Pacific Plate makes its way below a subduction zone. When plate movements
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