30.4 - Factors Affecting Spectral Acceleration
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What is spectral acceleration?
💡 Hint: Think of it as what a building experiences when the ground shakes.
Name one factor that affects spectral acceleration.
💡 Hint: Consider how different soils behave during an earthquake.
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What is the effect of soft soil on spectral acceleration?
💡 Hint: Think about how a soft surface reacts under load.
True or False: The importance factor only applies to residential buildings.
💡 Hint: Consider critical infrastructures such as hospitals.
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Analyze how a structure’s importance factor might change after it's designated for emergency response use. What design changes would you advocate?
💡 Hint: Consider what functions need preservation during disasters.
Compare a structure in a high seismic zone with soft soil to a hard soil setting. What structural strategies could you recommend for each?
💡 Hint: Think about the nature of the soil's interaction with seismic waves.
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