has just been struck by an earthquake. You are a scientist with the USGS and need to figure out all the specifics on the earthquake because an earthquake has never occurred here before. You have a few things to do as a person working for the USGS to keep your job as the seismologist on staff. 1. Using the 3 seismograms recorded‚ figure out the epicenter location using the data and the P/S wave time-travel graph. One of the seismograms has been done for you. 2. Determine if the earthquake came from
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Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness (BP/CR) is a strategy that was identified to promote the timely use of skilled maternal and neonatal care during antenatal‚ labour and delivery and postnatal period. According to Johns Hopkins University‚ JHPIEGO (2004)‚ birth preparedness and complication readiness at the provider level means that midwives and doctors must have the knowledge and skills necessary to treat or stabilize and refer women and new born with complications‚ and they must employ
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Fire Corps is one of five partner programs under Citizen Corps‚ the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s grassroots strategy to bring together government and community leaders to involve citizens in all-hazards emergency preparedness and resilience. Citizen Corps partner programs share the common goal of helping communities prevent‚ prepare for‚ and respond to emergencies of all kinds. Launched in 2004‚ Fire Corps is managed by the National Volunteer Fire Council and works with various organizations
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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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Earthquake Resistant Bridges Jacqueline Stoy 4/24/2013 Geography of Cultural Diversity 3350:275 Tuesday/Thursday 12:05-12:55 Throughout history‚ bridges have been a primary means of transportation. Unfortunately‚ natural disasters have come to destroy such bridges on many occasions. One of the most deadly natural disasters to face the bridges is earthquakes. The movement of the ground causes the supporting beams and columns to twist and collapse‚ often resulting in injury or death for
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Issue: The two positions in PHEP‚ Public Information Officer and Emergency Preparedness Officer were rolled into one position in 2011. Both were at the same wages & reported directly to the Health Officer. I have been the Public Information Officer for over 11 years. The Public Information Officer did not report to the Emergency Preparedness Officer they were equal. Both had work plans from the state. I am challenging the 3 years that you have reported on me. In 2011‚ two positions‚ EPC & PIO
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TO: Prof. Landrus FROM: Susan Skinner‚ Assistant Director of Human Resources DATE: November 13‚ 2013 SUBJECT: Progress Report on Emergency Preparedness Plan Purpose of Report The following is the progress report on the new Emergency Preparedness Plan. The purpose of the plan is to improve the current Hurricane Emergency Plan and make sure the company’s emergency response procedures are effective. Creating a new plan will prevent the damage incurred by the 2009 Hurricane in any new
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Earthquakes in Australia Australia is a very lucky country that suffers very few earthquakes or volcanic eruptions. Earthquakes are caused by converging plates (usually subducting)‚ and there a 4 different types of waves in two categories; firstly there is Body waves which are broken into primary and secondary waves (these travel through the earth) Surface waves travel through only the crust and are called Love and Rayleigh. These Waves (the earthquakes) are measured by a seismograph/ a device that
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EARTHQUAKE An earthquake (also known as a tremor‚ temblor or seismic activity) is the result of a sudden release of energy in the earth’s crust that creates SEISMIC WAVES. Earthquakes are measured with a seismometer; a device which also records is known as a seismograph. SEISMIC DEFORMATION When an earthquake fault ruptures‚ it causes two types of deformation: static; and dynamic. Static deformation is the permanent displacement of the ground due to the event. The earthquake cycle progresses
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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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