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Extreme metal stress from the lateral motion of the earthquake. which caused the collapse of the upper tiers.

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What are the preparation sued be done before an earthquake?

Check ALL of your wall figures so they wont fall on you or anything. During the earthquake get under a table or a door-frame.


Is it safer at bottom or top of a building during an earthquake?

Generally, it is safer to be at the bottom of a building during an earthquake because the structure is more stable at ground level. However, this can vary depending on factors like the type of building and the severity of the earthquake. It is important to follow evacuation protocols and guidance from local authorities in such situations.


What do you do if there is a very strong earthquake?

In a very strong earthquake things fall, and sometimes buildings collapse, so try to get to a place where things are not going to fall on you, preferrably in the open. Don't leave open flames, such as burning candles or gas stoves, since those can cause fires when they fall.


If a condo building were to collapse what floor would be the safest to be on?

As a structural engineer, I would rather be on the second floor. Ask yourself this: Would I rather be under a bridge or on the bridge when it collapsed? The people in Michigan who rode the bridge down survived because the bridge did not fall as if dropped out of the sky. Part of the bridge "cushioned" the fall.


What is the rapid mass movement of rock down a cliff?

The rapid mass movement of rock down a cliff is called a rockfall. This occurs when loose rocks or boulders detach from a steep slope and fall or tumble downward due to gravity. Rockfalls can be triggered by factors such as erosion, weathering, seismic activity, or human activities.

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When did golden gate bridge fall?

The Golden Gate Bridge did not fall or fail in any respect. However, the nearby Bay Bridge lost part of its upper deck during the Loma Prieta Earthquake on October 17, 1989. Since then, additional damage has occurred to the Bay Bridge during construction for the earthquake retrofit.


Does The Great Pyramid Fall when there is an earthquake?

No first of all because there aren't any fault lines in Egypt so there wouldn't be an earthquake in the first place but even if there was an earthquake it still wouldn't fall over


How can you die in an eartquake?

u can die because if its a big earthquake buildings and such fall and could fall on u?!!!!!!!


How does the London bridge not fall down?

Because it is well designed and well built.


What made the birdhouse fall over?

In romeo and Juliet, the birdhouse fell over because of the earthquake that had happened.


Why should you stay away from bridges or tunnels during earthquake?

They are liable to collapse.


How was fall line formed?

by a earthquake


What doesn't fall during an earthquake?

Well there are a few things but the most common is air.Air does not fall during earthquakes.Birds do not fall during earthquakes as well.Basically anything that is invisible or that can fly does not fall during an earthquake.


Did the berllin wall fall in 1999 or 1989?

1989 It didn't fall, it was demolished.


What was the main cause of death in haiti earthquake?

the main cause od death seems to be 'death by buildings' and not by the actual earthquakes them self because the earthquake shakes the buildings and if the builds are not earthquake, they fall down and kill nearly everyone underneath it.


Riddle when an earthquake hit in an early fall what did shurlock say to the bedroom wall?

there an earthquake?


How did the distance of the epicenter of Chile's earthquake the local geology and the construction affect of the earthquake?

because the buildings fall and the scientist have to learn how to make better ones so in the future they know what building is better