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Earthquake effects on
the ground and civil structures, and their computer animation by Tau Rho
Alpha, Robert A. Page, and Leslie C. Gordon.
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Our restless planet
at the time of a major earthquake: Savage Earth animation from PBS
online.
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Earthquake Image Glossary
by USGS, Earthquake Hazards Program.
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ShakeZone classroom
exercises that use the shake table which was designed and built by John
Lahr with an expert advice from Tom Tompkins.
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Comparative shake table
testing of two building models, one of them is equipped with a new earthquake
protective system called Seismic Soil Isolation
(CSUN).
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It is possible to curb
resonant amplifications of earthquake vibrations by the way of properly
configuring a building elevation (CSUN).
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Comparative shake table
testing of two building models, one of them is equipped with a new earthquake
protective system called Earthquake Protective
Buffer (CSUN).
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Three action exhibits
related to the building performance at earthquakes are now on public display
at the Denver Federal Center's Earth Science Information Center.
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Earthquake Simulator
Laboratory at UC Berkeley investigates the progressive collapse of reinforced
concrete buildings during earthquakes.
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Shake table testing
of a 6-story building model placed on the seismic base isolators called
Earthquake
Protectors (students research at CSULB and CSUN).
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A full-scale three-story
woodframe apartment building was subjected to a series of powerful shake
tests (University of California, Berkeley).
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Make-a-Quake from TLC:
an interactive animation on engineering a building to outlast the "Big
One" by Patrick J. Kiger.
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Kobe Earthquake of January
17, 1995 (Japan): QuickTime video clip of the quake and its devastations
in progress.
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Tsunami-like impact
video footage of a tidal wave in China: a powerful surge of water overtops
a sea wall and knocks down everything in its path (USC).
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Comparative shake table
testing of two building models: one of them is fixed to the platen while
the other is resting on Earthquake Protectors
(CSUN-NEES-UCSD).
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