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CL708 - Earthquake Engineering - Tutorial 1

The document provides an overview of key concepts in earthquake engineering. It asks 11 questions about the geology of Earth, causes of crustal plate movement, elastic rebound theory of earthquakes, causes of earthquakes, seismic waves generated during quakes, terms related to earthquake location and size, instruments for recording quake motion, scales for measuring magnitude, and difference between magnitude and intensity. It concludes by asking for a list of major past earthquakes in India.

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CL708 - Earthquake Engineering - Tutorial 1

The document provides an overview of key concepts in earthquake engineering. It asks 11 questions about the geology of Earth, causes of crustal plate movement, elastic rebound theory of earthquakes, causes of earthquakes, seismic waves generated during quakes, terms related to earthquake location and size, instruments for recording quake motion, scales for measuring magnitude, and difference between magnitude and intensity. It concludes by asking for a list of major past earthquakes in India.

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CL708 Earthquake Engineering Tutorial 1

Q.1 Q.# Q.' Q., Q.Q.. Q.7 Q.8 Q.1 Q.10 Q.11 Accompanied b a !ketch de!cribe the geolog o" earth in a conci!e manner. $hat i! the cau!e o" mo%ement o" cru!tal plate!& E(plain Con%ergent) *i%ergent and Tran!"orm +oundarie!. E(plain the ela!tic rebound theor o" earthquake!. $hat are the cau!e! o" Earthquake!& E(plain di""erent !ei!mic /a%e! generated during and earthquake and gi%e their propertie!. E(plain the term! "ocu!) epicenter) "ocal depth and epicentral di!tance. 0i%e a t pical !ketch o" a earthquake motion recording in!trument. 2o/ earthquake magnitude i! mea!ured& 0i%e di""erent magnitude !cale! u!ed. *i""erentiate bet/een magnitude and inten!it o" a earthquake. 0i%e the li!t o" prominent pa!t earthquake! that ha%e occurred in 3ndia.

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