Earthquakes within the last 24 hours
- Thread starter buster
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We are always along for the ride. The fault line above South America has been rather active lately. I can't understand why they build non earthquake proof concrete buildings there. Right on the fault line.
Concrete is a wonderful building material, impressive compression strength. But near zero tolerance for quakes.
Steel on the other hand is a better choice for areas that shake.
When we flew earthquake relief flights to Haiti, it was obvious the concrete buildings failed, the steel hangar type buildings did not.
Concrete is a wonderful building material, impressive compression strength. But near zero tolerance for quakes.
Steel on the other hand is a better choice for areas that shake.
When we flew earthquake relief flights to Haiti, it was obvious the concrete buildings failed, the steel hangar type buildings did not.
All along the ring of fire.
"4 BIG EARTHQUAKES IN DIFFERENT PLACES? Is that rare? NO.
This event (4 earthquakes >=5.5 M within 24 hours >2000 mi apart) happened ~20 times this year.
It last happened on June 19 with 3 big, well-separated eqs, and June 7 for 4. They just aren't usually all in populated places." - Weather Matrix
This event (4 earthquakes >=5.5 M within 24 hours >2000 mi apart) happened ~20 times this year.
It last happened on June 19 with 3 big, well-separated eqs, and June 7 for 4. They just aren't usually all in populated places." - Weather Matrix
AZjeff
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Cheaper and low tech?
I was in Turkey in the summer of 2000 when an earthquake hit. If the building codes were properly written and enforced, the damage and loss of life would have been much less. Instead, property owners were adding 3 additional floors onto 4 story buildings with no reinforcement of the foundation or lower floors. Concrete standards, which were generally inferior to US building standards, were cheated on. Often, you could rub concrete with a stick and sand would come off.
When you hear about earthquake disasters in places like Afghanistan, buildings collapse with people inside. With earthquakes in the Richter 6 range.
Ignorance and greed are the root cause of earthquake fatalities.
