Factors Influencing Earthquake Impacts

Applying an earthquake's agitation to a structure.

Maximum acceleration experienced by a structure at a particular time period during an earthquake.

Examining the sufficiency, strength, and integrity of structures and their components.

<p>Floods, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, tornadoes, and earthquakes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Because they occur unexpectedly, in unforeseen locations, and with tremendous force.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They cause harm to individuals and their habitats.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Geographical location, urban or rural context, population density, level of development, and infrastructure resilience</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>55 earthquakes daily</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>2,206 earthquakes</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>9.5 on the moment magnitude scale</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Approximately 10 minutes</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Catastrophic tsunami</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To generate capacity curves and assess the structure's seismic capacity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By identifying structural deficiencies and vulnerabilities to guide retrofitting measures.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It helps in optimizing new designs by informing decisions on material selection, member sizing, and detailing configurations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The relationship between applied lateral forces and structural displacement.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To consider significant deformations beyond the elastic range during strong earthquakes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By capturing phenomena like yielding, plastic deformation, and structural damping for true seismic performance understanding.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Earthquakes have the capacity to initiate cracks or complete destruction of public buildings and infrastructures.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Nonlinear Hysteresis Model focuses on the relation between base shear and displacement at X direction under differing gravitational scale factors.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Table 4.5 provides information about the obtained minimum displacements of the COT Building under increasing base shear forces at X direction under differing gravitational scale factors from 0.1g - 0.4g.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Fragility Curves of College of Technology (COT) Building represent the vulnerability of the building to seismic events.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Drift Vs Acceleration section in Chapter 4 focuses on the relationship between drift and acceleration.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>ETABS software</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The need for proper consideration of seismic effects in design and retrofitting.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>IBC 2009 and ACI 318-2014</p> Signup and view all the answers

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<p>Special moment frame</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Inadequate performance and collapse of buildings designed in compliance with seismic design codes.</p> Signup and view all the answers