What is the safest floor in a multi-storey building to be on in an earthquake?
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depends on the magnitude of the earthquake, how tall the building, the architecture.. many things\n\nthe safest place in a building is under things that wont come down, like big supporting arcs \n\nI would recomend getting out of the building
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Keep a selection of canned goods, Bottled water, candles, Flashlights, a basic first aid kit, dry clothing and blankets. Allow enough for 5 days for the whole family and add enough for an extra person so as you wont go short. Also some cash as teller machines could be out for a while. Other than that Things are specific for each type of disaster. (you need other things for a earthquake than for a tidal wave or volcanic explosion.
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Proquest<---is the best\nhttp://www.encyclopedia.com/SearchResults.aspx?Q=Earthquake but maybe this
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Just about any method will work as long as the final deceleration is minimized. Depending on the height of the building, wrapping it in three layers of two-inch thick egg-crate foam with an outer layer of one-inch thick ethylfoam should cushion the shock sufficiently.
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With insulation.  Put it between walls or floors.
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Get out with your family members and pets if at all possible.  Call 911 from a neighbors.  Lives are more important than saving a structure.
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10 to12 foot per  floor there is no exat height  the taller the building is the stronger the lower floors must be or are they cathedrial celings at 15 foot to 20. a standard skyscraper has 22 feet per floor on the lower floors up to floor 10 then they are about 13 to15 feet for the next 20 floors so you see it is different from designer to designer  and type of building your going to build   but nothing higher than say 20 floors 15 feet per floor and  "{no one buildes a 13th floor ever they wont stop there}"  so 13 x 15=195 feet some may be as high as 230feet
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One of the vibration modes in an earthquake is a horizontal or side-to-side motion.  A triangular building can be thought of as an arch.  While it is better capable of handling vertical forces (i.e., the building itself), an arch can also deal with horizontal forces.\n\nA rectangular building, however, has its weight resting on vertical pillars or walls.  These stuctures are designed to hold the weight of the building that is pressing down vertically.  They can't handle too much horizontal force else the weight of the building will come down at a angle outside the footprint of the walls.\n\nAn easy example is to take a sheet of cardboard and bend it in two.  Put the free ends on a table and push the folded side back and forth.  You should see that the side towards which you're pushing will resist the force.  Now take another sheet of cardboard and make two parallel folds in it.  As before, put the free ends down on a table.  Now push one of the top edges in the same manner.  You should be able to easily flatten the cardboard.
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The floors of the 2nd floor and the 6th floor.\n\nEach story is 12 feet tall.  The floors of each floor of the building are separated by 12 feet.  A distance of 24 feet from the fourth floor means you go two floors up and two floors down.
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Kerala, New York, or Madrid...\n\nYou should turn off all electrical appliances during a thunderstorm and disconnect your computer and its components to avoid possible damage to them.
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Tourist observation floors from 88th to 102nd.\n\nThe buildings main masonry structure goes up to the 88th floor and then the other 14 floors above are constructed of aluminium and glass.
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If it is being struck by lighting that you are concerned about, there are a few measures that you can take:  Indoors is the safest place to be.  Don't use the phone.  I read once of a man who was hit by lightning as he sat on the toilet - a bolt hit his septic system and traveled into the plumbing.  If outside, don't be the tallest thing around.  If you are outside and you feel the hair on your arms, for example, stand upright, a bolt is about to strike nearby.  Crouch down as low as you can.
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In a house. It will protect you from the outside....sometimes
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I do not know about British standard but I would poor at least 15cm thick fiber reinforced slab. If no fiber you may want to throw down a 15x15cm (or similar) steel reinforcing mesh. \n\nIf you intent to put lifts then you must beef up the floor to support the structure per manufacture’s recommendations.\n\nGood luck
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This site has a sample Building Condition Survey.\nhttp://www.emsc.nysed.gov/facplan/BldgCondSurv.htm
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if you can practice on a sping floor... it like the floor that you compete on if your in cheer or gymnastics\npeace&&love♥\nOCwahine
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I reckon it's a pull; I've found if I fall down outside a pub, I hit the floor, no matter whether it's in Greenwich, UK, or Australia.\nI have to make an assumption, however, that the Earth is round, which seems reasonable as I've been around it a few times.