What techniques is there to manage the damage from earthquakes?
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Mostly flexible structures.\nBuildings that are built to bend or move with the tremors, Bridges that can twist. If the structures can flex then they do not break (Cocktail stick versus rubber band). Some buildings collapse when they resonate (vibrating in tune with the earthquakes) Building designers can use different materials or different designs to stop resonance. Round buildings instead of square, thicker or thinner walls or make buildings modular ( like bricks stacked on top of each other.
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structures are subjected to 2 types of movement in an earthquake, P-wave and S-wave. P-wave is the sharp up and down movement, called the primary wave. S-wave is the longer lasting side to side movement, called secondary waves. then there are the after shocks. PBS NOVA has several well made documentaries about that stuff.
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First find something fibrous like a carpet, a fuzzy carseat, or something else like that.  Rub your clothing on it for a good bit.  Make sure you aren't standing on or around something metal or it'll ground you instantly (thus negating any charge you'd build up).\n\nAdditionally, a factor that you have little control over--you must be in an area that has relatively low ambient humidity (<<10%).  If you live in a Rainforest, for example, pretty much nothing you do will generate enough static to create a shock.  Good luck and happy shocking.
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cities and counties rely on the seismic design provisions in building codes to ensure that structures can resist earthquakes\n\ninsurance companies to set insurance rates for properties in various areas of the country\n \ncivil engineers to estimate the stability and landslide potential of hillsides\n \nthe Environmental Protection Agency to set construction standards that help ensure the safety of waste-disposal facilities\n \nthe Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to plan the allocation of assistance funds for earthquake education and preparedness.
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Very little sadly.  Besides not building coastal communities there is very little we can do to avoid the damages caused by such events.  Some tsunami walls will help, but at a certain class of typhoon even those won't help.
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Dear mr./ms. engineer, \n\nProducing ceramics is one thing and managing the busyness is another. You should include in your question what kind of help you need.
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The USGS has an excellent website documenting this earthquake with photos:\nhttp://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds-29/\nThe Virtual Museum of San Francisco has many more interesting reports and links:\nhttp://www.sfmuseum.org/1906/89.html\nThis USGS site has a good discussion and links on how to prepare for future earthquakes:\nhttp://quake.wr.usgs.gov/prepare/future/
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Here are two links that provide accounts on the effects of the earthquake.  It appears that geologically the only thing that resulted from the quake was landslides.  Environmentally, people have been displaced, public utilities were not functioning, and property damagse seem to be the most prevalent occurrences.\n\nhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15278030/\nhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6053796.stm
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A gigantic earthquake, will do the job under the rubble.
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There are several factors decides the amount of destruction during earthquakes. The safest place is only the open ground. Important factors are magnitude, frequency of earthquakes, and natural frequency of buildings, geographical condition, and the distance from the source of earthquakes. Some times tall building withstands the quakes and short buildings are damaged. If the frequency of earthquakes matches with the natural frequency of the building the damages will be more. You can construct the building of short height using the technology adopted for self alignment bearings. That will just osculate. No damages will be there for any quakes. Please visit my slide show in the following URL. \nhttp://asia.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/quake
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Earthquakes allow the tectonic plates to move or slide past one another which changes the landscape.  Earthquakes can create giant voids or massive cliffs depending on the type of plate movement you have.  Earthquakes and plate boundaries also allow the earth to recycle the crust and form new crust.
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practice as to what they should do when there will be a fire
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Proquest<---is the best\nhttp://www.encyclopedia.com/SearchResults.aspx?Q=Earthquake but maybe this
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Following an earthquake you should examine your home for potentially dangerous objects that may have fallen or become loose.  Broken objects can be hazardous when stepped on and loosened object can later fall on people.  It is also a good idea to examine your foundation for cracks.
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As the tectonic plates move, their boundaries crush against each other and create pressure.  Eventually, the pressure will build up to a point where it overcomes the friction holding two sections of rock together.  The sections will slip. relieving the pressure and creating an earthquake as the energy that was held in the two sections is transferred into seismic waves, also known as an earthquake.
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disintegration, dispersion, interruption\n\nAny of these will work....
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National Geografic website has a lot of information about it. \nIf you go to the linlk provided and then to the section of Natural Forces, you will find a lot of material to support your research. \n\nSecond link is about simulate and understand these events, explaning how it works at all their levels. You can find it to Earthquake, Hurricane, etc. I've putted the link to Vulcanoes\n\nGood luck