34.1 - Seismic Hazard and Design Earthquake
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Practice Questions
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What is ground shaking?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens to a building during an earthquake.
Name one type of seismic hazard.
💡 Hint: Consider how earthquakes can affect water bodies.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What seismic hazard refers to the ground's behavior during an earthquake?
💡 Hint: Focus on the vibrations caused by seismic activity.
True or False: DSHA considers the probability of an earthquake's occurrence.
💡 Hint: Remember what DSHA stands for.
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Challenge Problems
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Evaluate how different soil types might influence the liquefaction potential during an earthquake. Consider two contrasting locations.
💡 Hint: Think about how the texture and saturation of soil can change its behavior.
Analyze a neighborhood’s risk based on its proximity to fault lines. Discuss how this would change the approach to DBE and MCE.
💡 Hint: Contemplate how increasing risk requires more rigorous building codes.
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