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Is the brick-concrete connection the 'weakest link' in brick made buildings?
When an earthquake strikes,do buildings made of bricks and concrete break mostly on concrete-brick connection spots?If Yes does the brick on the picture prevents this from occuring?
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Energy consumption [closed]
If the yearly worldwide energy consumption is 80,000 TWh, and a particular earthquake generates 1.6x10^13 Joules of energy.
If we could harness all of the energy from the earthquake, for how long ...
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How to convert Richter magnitude scale to approximate TNT?
I know the Richter magnitude scale is often used for measuring the strength of earthquakes. At the same time, explosive/destructive releases of energy are often quoted in equivalent amounts of TNT. Is ...
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