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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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What is the magnitude of a super-nova on the Richter scale?
What is the richter scale of a super-nova?
If one could measure compare it to standard earthquakes measured in logarithmic richter scale, what would be the value for a super-nova?