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The amount of tension to resist breaking during a earthquake is what causes buildings to collapse. Buildings need to have the amount of tension reduced by either reinforcing or having it work with the movement of the earthquake.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 11y agoThe building will fall depending on what it build on. For example t will fall if it is built on soil , but if it is build on rocks or something solid there's a possibility it wont collapse. There might be a possibility for a building to not fall if it requires base isolating unites.
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∙ 9y agoAn earthquake sends out seismic waves that may cause the ground to shake up and down or side-to side. This can put an enormous amount of stress on buildings. Side-to-side shaking is especially damaging, as buildings are desiging to withstand the vertical stress of their own weight, but not this sideways stress or shear stress. In intense earthquakes, the ground may shift, crack, and even behave as a liquid, causing the foundations of some buildings to becomes unstable.
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∙ 12y agoBecause a building is built on the ground which supports it. The moving ground makes it topple down. Building are usually not made to move - they are made to stay. Nails and screws and things used in construction are built to stay in one place, but rapid and sudden movement that occurs in earthquakes causes these things to come loose.
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∙ 15y agoit depends on how strong the structure is and how much it can handle.
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∙ 8y agoIf a building is not strong enough to fully withstand an earthquake, it will collapse either partially or entirely.
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Why are aftershocks dangerous to buildings after earthquake?
it may colapse the support beams that the building have already had weakend by the actuall earthquake, causing them to fall down!
Why is it safer to live in a rural area during an earthquake?
There is less chance of buildings collapsing on you and your possessions
Who don't all buildings collapse when there is an earthquake?
Well, not all don't collapse because some are strong enough to hold themselves during an earthquake.
Why did some of the buildings survive the Kobe earthquake and some did'NT?
because buildings built after 1960 were earthquake proof
What is the safest area during a major earthquake?
The safest area during an earthquake if you are inside is under something sturdy (like a table) along an interior wall. The safest place outside is away from power lines and buildings.
Why are aftershocks dangerous to buildings after a large earthquake?
Sometimes, buildings weakened by an earthquake, then it would collapse during a aftershock.
What are specific actions that take place during a earthquake?
during an earthquake the plates under us release which forms an earthquake which brings great damage. buildings might fall, fire, e.t.c. some earthquakes are really weak to even notice them. :)
Preventions to be taken during an earthquake?
When builders are making a building they should make the foundations strong and stable so the buildings dont fall
What doesn't fall during an earthquake?
Well there are a few things but the most common is air.Air does not fall during earthquakes.Birds do not fall during earthquakes as well.Basically anything that is invisible or that can fly does not fall during an earthquake.
How can you die in an eartquake?
u can die because if its a big earthquake buildings and such fall and could fall on u?!!!!!!!
What are the Benefits of an earthquake?
Sadly the only benefit of a earthquake, is that it brings down the population, and you have to rebuild houses that fall in a better way, earthquake resistant buildings. Poor people get to reconstruct the buildings which are destroyed and if they do it they get money.
What is the percentage of buildings damaged during the earthquake in Haiti?
78
What is the effect on surrounding areas during earthquake?
broken buildings collapsed buildings roofs ect
What should you do when you are outside in an earthquake?
Get into an open space away from buildings and anything else that can fall on you.
Why do buildings collapse during an earthquake?
there was one reason there were many different car accidents and ane accidents.
Is it safer below or above the ground during an earthquake?
Above ground. If you are below ground then there is something above you and this may collapse on you. The safest place to be during an earthquake is on the ground out in the open where nothing can fall on you. Earthquakes do not kill many people directly, it is falling buildings that do that.
What is the most important thing to do during an earthquake?
Avoid tall buildings.
