Earthquakes An earthquake is a shaking or trembling of the crust of the earth caused by underground volcanic action or by the breaking and shifting of rock beneath the surface. The volcanic action and shifting rocks create strain which continues to build to a sudden release of pressure resulting in a shock wave. The vibrations produced in the crust can vary from barely noticeable to enormously destructive. Shock waves can be classified into two broad categories. Waves that send particles oscillating
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Earthquakes By: Kayla Marie Vargas Period 4 In earth science they talk a lot about different Earthquakes‚ volcanoes‚ the weather‚ different rocks‚ and etc. But never did you really get in details of what is any of them. Well I did research and found out that an earthquake which is also known as a quake‚ tremor or temblor is a result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust that creates seismic waves. The seismicity‚ seismism or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency
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EARTHQUAKE Introduction An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust that creates seismic waves. CAUSE OF EARTHQUAKE Earthquakes are caused by the movement of the earth’s tectonic plates. Earthquakes occur where the earth’s plates meet along plate boundaries (see plate tectonics page for more information on this).For example as two plates move towards each other‚ one can be pushed down under the other one into the mantle. If this plate gets stuck it
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EARTHQUAKES DHORI: Cracks on a salt marsh can be seen on this aerial view of the epicentre of the recent earthquake near Dhori village some 20 km. (12 miles) from Bhuj in the western Indian state of Gujarat‚ Saturday Feb. 3‚ 2001. (AP Photo/Enric Marti) AHMEDABAD: Residents of Ahmedabad‚ India‚ survey earthquake damage Saturday‚ Jan. 27‚ 2001. Officials predicted as many as 6‚000 may have been killed in the 7.9 magnitude earthquake in western India on Friday.(AP Photo/Saurabh Das) The 2001 Gujarat
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Earthquakes are one of the most destructive natural disasters. It is when the stored energy beneath the Earth’s surface is discharged and shakes the ground. The impact of this event is one of the most traumatic ones because it can put long term effects on a large area. They are proven to be unpredictable but once it strikes‚ all in a few seconds‚ cities and towns are completely flattened. Continue on to discover more about this dangerous calamity. Did you ever know that the earth can also move
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Figure 5.19 The mortar in unreinforced masonry walls such as these in Iran‚1990(A) can easily fail during an earthquake. Oftentimes the entire structure crumbles‚ leaving a pile of rubble in which survive. Shown in(B) is one of the many masonry homes to collapse during the 1988 Armenia earthquake (M6.9)‚ claiming nearly 25‚000 lives. The failure is called soft-story collapse. Soft-story collapse is a common problem in commercial building where the first floor has considerable open space for
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Earthquakes are one of the most destructive of natural hazards. Earthquake occurs due to sudden transient motion of the ground as a result of release of elastic energy in a matter of few seconds. The impact of the event is most traumatic because it affects large area‚ occurs all on a sudden and unpredictable. They can cause large scale loss of life and property and disrupts essential services such as water supply‚ sewerage systems‚ communication and power‚ transport etc. They not only destroy villages
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Earthquake Resistant Buildings A Research Paper in Writing in the Discipline Emilio Aguinaldo College In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of the Course in Writing in the Discipline Submitted by: Manicdao‚ Marlone S. Introduction Earthquakes are major geological phenomena. Man has been terrified this phenomena for ages‚ as little has been known about the causes of earthquakes‚ but it leaves behind a trail of destruction. There are hundreds of small earthquakes around the
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Electronic Journal of Structural Engineering‚ 6 (2006) Seismic Pounding between Adjacent Building Structures Shehata E. Abdel Raheem Civil Engineering Department‚ Faculty of Engineering‚ Assiut University‚ Egypt E-mail: shehataraheem@yahoo.com ABSTRACT: Investigations of past and recent earthquake damage have illustrated that the building structures are vulnerable to severe damage and/or collapse during moderate to strong ground motion. Among the possible structural damages‚ seismic induced
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Loma Prieta Earthquake Story Teller By: Kavita Butani There is a lot that happens around the world we cannot control. We cannot stop earthquakes‚ we cannot prevent droughts‚ and we cannot prevent conflict. Earthquakes and the damages they bring have affected the lives of many people around the world forever. As our community grows so does the danger caused by these quakes also increases by mass. Earthquakes can affect our lives in many ways; this type of natural disaster can upset everything from
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