Earthquake Resistant Building Construction - 1 A short Research Paper on Affordable Solution for Earthquake Resistant Building Construction in Haiti by Dawang Sherpa Submitted to Southern Alberta Institute of Technology-SAIT Calgary‚ Alberta February 24‚ 2010 Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Some Concepts on Earthquake Resistant Construction 2.1 2.2 2.3 3.1 Adobe Buildings with Earthquake Resistant Components 3.2 Rice Straw/Wheat Straw Buildings 3.3 Bamboo & Wooden Houses 3.4
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Investigations of past and recent earthquake damage have illustrated that the building structures are vulnerable to severe damage and/or collapse during moderate to strong ground motion. Among the possible structural damages‚ seismic induced pounding has been commonly observed in several earthquakes. A parametric study on buildings pounding response as well as proper seismic hazard mitigation practice for adjacent buildings is carried out. Three categories of recorded earthquake excitation are used for input
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David Best Descriptive Paragraph Hunting has been a favorite and exciting hobby of mine all my life‚ and the excitement never seems to fade away. I hunt for turkey‚ duck‚ coyote‚ deer‚ hogs‚ and othersmall game animals. Out of everything I hunt‚ ducks would have to be at the top of the list. Every opening weekend of duck season‚ my closest friends and cousins ‚ come camping with my dad and I at the Altamaha River outside of a small town called Uvalda. I have looked forward to this weekend
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Process Paragraph Banana Walnut Bread One of my children’s favorite treats is homemade banana walnut bread. As long as there is a cup of milk to accompany the treat my kids are ready to eat. Most of the time my whole family makes them to enjoy quality time together. Banana walnut bread not only brings us together‚ but it provides us with a yummy treat for our dessert after dinner. Usually my wife makes sure to have enough ingredients for all four of us‚ and we make a list of any missing ingredients
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ILLUSTRATION PARAGRAPH FINAL TEMPLATE Step 5: Illustration Paragraph Final Draft Directions: Turn off the “Track Changes” feature. Copy and paste your edited draft. Highlight it and choose “Accept Changes” if the document does not automatically make the changes for you. Save the changes to this document. Then use the link provided in Blackboard to submit that document to your instructor. The instructor should then be able to see the entire process you took to create your final draft Many college
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Joshua Wilson ENL 095-206 Illustration Paragraph I think my biggest fear this semester would have to be the fear of failure. Don’t misunderstand me it’s not the everyday little things that I’m afraid of failing at. I guess more than anything it’s the fear of failing at college as a whole. Now I realize that a select group of you guys will shrug and have a good laugh about how someone could be afraid of that. Okay tough guys let’s see if I can’t shake you up a little. Picture yourself
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1)Abstract 2)Introduction 3)Causes of earthquakes 4)Basic terminology: a)Hypocentre‚ b)Epicentre c)Focal depth 5)Earthquake size a)Magnitude b)Intensity 6) Earthquake hazard a)Primary effects b)Secondary effects 7)Earthquake loads on buildings 8)How Buildings Respond to Earthquakes 9)Common Modes of Failure a)Structural
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EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING IN AUSTRALIA BEFORE MECKERING AND AFTER NEWCASTLE by Charles Bubb BE‚ DIC (Eng. Seis.)‚ FIEAust‚ CPEng SUMMARY Earthquake Engineering in Australia‚ as elsewhere‚ has been formulated in the aftermath of damaging earthquakes. The first Australian Code AS2121-1979 was written and published after the 1968 Meckering WA earthquake. The second AS1170.4 1993 was published after the 1989 Newcastle NSW earthquake. Good quality Building Codes are a necessary basis for sound earthquake
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Recent Earthquakes: Philippines Kaitlyn Denson 7th period 9/3/12 This report was taken by a seismologist on August 31‚ 2012 19:43:10‚ after an earthquake struck in the Philippines. On this past Friday‚ an earthquake in the Philippines rose panic in the hearts of its people‚ in fear of a large tsunami. The magnitude-7.6
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Illustration Paragraph Final Template Step 5: Illustration Paragraph Final Draft Directions: Turn off the “Track Changes” feature. Copy and paste your edited draft. Select the entire paragraph and choose “Accept Changes” if the document does not automatically make the changes for you. Save the changes to this document; save it as “Illustration Paragraph Assignment.” Then use the link provided in Blackboard to submit the document to your instructor. The instructor should then be able to see the
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