16.10 - Applications in Earthquake Engineering
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Practice Questions
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What does MDOF stand for?
💡 Hint: Think about modeling systems in engineering.
Name a method used in seismic analysis.
💡 Hint: Consider what techniques help estimate responses.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does MDOF stand for?
💡 Hint: It’s about degrees of freedom in models.
Base isolation helps achieve what during an earthquake?
💡 Hint: Think about how it protects buildings from shaking.
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Challenge Problems
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You are tasked to design a multi-storey building in an earthquake-prone area. Discuss how you would incorporate MDOF systems and what type of analysis you would conduct.
💡 Hint: Think about how the building's design can accommodate individual floor movements.
Analyze the seismic performance of a bridge with irregular shapes. What methods would you use to assess its response during an earthquake?
💡 Hint: Consider the bridge's shapes and how they might affect the analysis.
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