Causes
Physics of Earthquakes
Architecture/Prevention
Building Techniques
Reinforce the Building’s Structure
Moment-resisting frames
Diaphragms
Shear walls
Shield Buildings from Vibrations
Concrete rings
Counter Forces with Damping
Tuned dampers
Pendulum power
Vibrational Control Devices
Flexible Foundation
Base isolation
Earthquakes
Seismography
Energy Release and Momentum of Seismic Waves
Moment Movement Scale
Log scale (x10 shaking, x32 energy released)
Forces Involved (Planetary Scale Thermoconvection system)
“slab pull” gravity forces
More gravitational pull on denser/cooler mantle
“ridge push” gravity forces
Brittle Lithosphere cracking
High mass on a slope at a spreading ridge
Techtronic plates movement
Divergent/Convergent/Transform
Stress buildup from movement
Layers of the earth
Asthenosphere
Continental/Ocean crust
Lithosphere
