Earthquake Engineering

What is the scale used to measure the strengths of earthquakes?

• Fujita scale

• Richter scale

• Damage scale

• NASA scale

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What occurs when two plates move, bump or slide past each other?

• An Earthquake

• Nothing

• Movement

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A _____ is designed to separate the building from the ground to keep the building from shaking as much as the ground does (Page 17).

• trusses

• base isolator

• mass damper

• outrigger

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Which type of earthquake resistant structure is this?

• Trusses and Cross Braces

• Base Isolator

• Mass Damper

• Outriggers

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

Which type of earthquake resistant structure is this?

• Trusses and Cross Braces

• Base Isolator

• Mass Damper

• Outriggers

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Which type of earthquake resistant structure is this?

• Trusses and Cross Braces

• Base Isolator

• Mass Damper

• Outriggers

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

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When a building sways one way during an earthquake, the _____ sways the other way (Page 16).

• trusses

• base isolator

• mass damper

• outrigger

_____ are giant triangular braces used to connect cores to columns around the outside of the building (Page 17).

• Trusses

• Base isolators

• Mass dampers

• Outriggers

What is the primary goal of earthquake engineering?

• To predict when earthquakes will occur

• To design structures that can withstand seismic forces

• To measure the magnitude of earthquakes

• To study the history of earthquakes

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

Which of the following is a common method used in earthquake engineering to reduce building vibrations?

• Seismic retrofitting

• Thermal insulation

• Acoustic dampening

• Magnetic levitation

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