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    This document discusses advanced earthquake resistant design. It begins with an introduction on the need for improved earthquake resistant structures. It then defines key terms like seismology, earthquakes, and what causes earthquakes. It describes how earthquakes can damage structures through severe shaking and release of accumulated energy. It discusses various construction methods for earthquake resistance, like base isolation and flexible joints. Finally, it outlines strategies for protecting against earthquake damage through seismic risk mapping, building codes, and engineered building structures designed for the local soil conditions.

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    This document discusses advanced earthquake resistant design. It begins with an introduction on the need for improved earthquake resistant structures. It then defines key terms like seismology, earthquakes, and what causes earthquakes. It describes how earthquakes can damage structures through severe shaking and release of accumulated energy. It discusses various construction methods for earthquake resistance, like base isolation and flexible joints. Finally, it outlines strategies for protecting against earthquake damage through seismic risk mapping, building codes, and engineered building structures designed for the local soil conditions.

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    This document discusses advanced earthquake resistant design. It begins with an introduction on the need for improved earthquake resistant structures. It then defines key terms like seismology, earthquakes, and what causes earthquakes. It describes how earthquakes can damage structures through severe shaking and release of accumulated energy. It discusses various construction methods for earthquake resistance, like base isolation and flexible joints. Finally, it outlines strategies for protecting against earthquake damage through seismic risk mapping, building codes, and engineered building structures designed for the local soil conditions.

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    ADVANCED

    EARTHQUAKE
    RESISTANT
    DESIGN
    Content
    s
     Introduction
     seismology
     What is earthquake
     What causes earthquake
     Zone of earthquake
     How earthquake causes damage
     Construction method
     Protection against earthquake
     damage
     Dampers & earthquake resistant expansion joint
     Engineering structure
    conclusion
    Introductio
    n
     Whenever there is an earthquake related
    disaster in the news with collapsed
    buildings &other structure all over the
    place, one may think that earthquake
    resistant design(EQRD) of structure are
    still in dark age. Thus we desperately
    need advanced earthquake resistant
    design to make structure less vulnerable
    to earthquake even for large
    earthquake.
    Seismology is the branch of Geophysics
    concerned with the study and analysis of
    Earthquakes and the science of energy
    propagation through the Earth's crust.
    Engineering Seismology is concerned with the
    solution of engineering problems connected with
    the Earthquakes. Seismology is extremely
    important because:
    Study of earthquakes gives us important clues
    about the earth’s interior
    Understanding earthquakes allows us to
    minimize the damage and loss of life
    What is an
    An earthquake?
    earthquake is the vibration of
    Earth produced by the rapid release of
    accumulated energy in elastically
    strained rocks
    Energy released radiates in all directions
    from its source, the focus
    Energy propagates in the form of seismic

    waves
    Sensitive instruments around the world

    record the event


    What causes an
    earthquake?
    Movement of Tectonic Plates
    Earth is divided into sections called
    Tectonic plates that float on the fluid-like
    interior of the Earth. Earthquakes are
    usually caused by sudden movement of
    earth plates
    Rupture of rocks along a fault
    Faults are localized areas of weakness in
    the surface of the Earth,sometimes the
    plate boundary itself
    Release of Accumulated
    energy
    How Earthquake Causes
    Damage
     The severe shaking produced by seismic
    waves can damage or destroy building &
    bridges , topple utility poles & fracture gas
    and water mains.
     S wave can put stress on building to tear
    them apart. Also trigger landslide or
    avalanches.
    Construction
    Methods
     Base-isolation are designed in buildings .
    It is a building designed to reduce amount
    of energy that reaches the building
    during earthquake.
     Flexible joints and automatic shut off
    valves can be installed.
    PROTECTING AGAINST EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE
    Prepare a Seismic Risk Map for the globe which identifies rock
    types, liquefaction potential, landslide potential.

    Extensive geologic surveying has to be done to identify all


    active faults, including hidden faults.

    Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures


    Enact building codes to design and build earthquake-resistant
    structures in high seismic risk areas. wood, steel and reinforced
    concrete are preferred as they tend to move with the shaking
    ground (unreinforced concrete and heavy masonry tend to
    move independently and in opposition to the shaking, battering
    one another until the structure collapses)
    Earthquake resistant expansion
    joint(ERJ)
    Engineered

    Structure
    Buildings need to be designed and constructed as per
    the building by laws to withstand ground shaking.
    Architectural and engineering inputs need to be put
    together to improve building design and construction
    practices. The soil type needs to be analyzed before
    construction. Building structures on soft soil should be
    avoided. Buildings on soft soil are more likely to get
    damaged even if the magnitude of the earthquake is not
    strong . Similar problems persist in the building
    constructed on the river banks which have alluvial soil.
    Conclusio
    n
     In the coming years the work in the field
    of EQRD is very important to have safe
    structures which can take the effect of
    earthquake with less damage to the
    society.
    THANK
    YOU…

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