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Time scale of earthquake simulations on scaled building models

The effect of earthquakes on a building can be investigated by creating a scaled down model of the building, and simulate an earthquake on a shake table. A recording of a natural earthquake can be ...
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How do earthquakes of different strengths affect buildings of different heights?

Why is it that short buildings respond more to high frequency oscillations while tall buildings respond more to low frequency oscillations? I would assume that how they react is related to the natural ...
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