Practice Ground Motion Selection - 34.8.2 | 34. Design Earthquake | Earthquake Engineering - Vol 3
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34.8.2 - Ground Motion Selection

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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is ground motion selection?

💡 Hint: Think about how engineers prepare for earthquakes.

Question 2

Easy

Name one type of ground motion used in design.

💡 Hint: Consider the data sources engineers use.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What does ground motion selection involve?

  • Choosing paint colors for buildings
  • Selecting recorded and simulated earthquake data for design
  • Determining the height of structures

💡 Hint: Focus on the seismic aspect of building design.

Question 2

True or False: Synthetic ground motions can only be used when there is abundant recorded data available.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Reflect on the purpose of synthetic data.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

A structural engineer is tasked with designing a bridge in a seismically active region. Discuss how they would approach ground motion selection and the reasons for their choices.

💡 Hint: Think about the sources and types of data available.

Question 2

Evaluate the risks of using synthetic ground motions exclusively for a new hospital located in an area with past earthquakes. What factors should be considered?

💡 Hint: Consider the consequences of not incorporating real earthquake data.

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