Attempts to build earthquake-proof buildings keep getting better and better, but how exactly do these methods of preventing collapse work? How Does the Richter Scale Work? â»â»â»â»http://bit...
========== DNews is based in grand old San Francisco.
Known for itâs culture, or counterculture,giant reddish orange bridge, and earthquakes.Earthquakes happen when tectonic plates shift.
This sudden burst of energy sends seismicwaves shooting in all directions. These waves
can violently shake buildings both up anddown and side to side with enormous force.
Itâs this forceful shifting that actuallycauses stress on the buildings to the point
of collapse.As we live in an Earthquake prone area, we
realize a fundamental truth. Earthquakes donâtkill people. Buildings do. So researchers
have spent a lot of time wondering how tomake buildings safer.When an engineer is first planning a new building
they have to take into account where the buildingwill be bui...
