Do you think buildings could ever be totally earthquake proof? Explain?
Aug 31, 2010
in
Earthquake Questions
Like this post? Subscribe to my RSS feed and get loads more!
Recent Earthquake Questions
- How do I get my Charizard to learn seismic toss in pokemon white?
- POLL: have you guys seen the pictures of the earthquake in japan?
- What are all the supplies required for hurricane Irene?
- What natural disaster would be good to do a report on?
- What is the current seismic status of Yellowstone National Park and other volcanic hotspots?
- Turkey quake death toll reaches over 200, set to rise
- Are Mega Earthquakes on the Rise?
- Christchurch hit by Mw6.0 quake
- Mega Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan
- 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake in Southwestern Pakistan
- How does seismograph stations determine a earthquakes epicenter?
- Why seismic survey method is used for oil & gas exploration rather it is more expensive than other methods?
- Experts had said the earthquake in Mexico relieved pressure on the San Andreas Fault, yet now say it's overdue?
- Rand Paul being declared winner, is this the start of the tidal wave?
- how do reduce earthquake effects on buildings?
Earthquake Categories
- Disaster
- Earthquake Insurance
- Earthquake Questions
- homepage
- Hurricane
- Research
- Tornado
- Tsunami
- Videos From Youtube
- Volcano
Tags
aftershocks
amp
big earthquake
chile
china
cousin
dad
Disaster
disaster relief
disasters
earth
earthquake
earthquakes
epicenter
fault line
floods
global warming
god
google
haiti
Hurricane
hurricane katrina
hurricanes
insurance
magnitude
maps
mom
money
natural disaster
natural disasters
quake
quakes
quot
richter scale
san andreas fault
seismic waves
seismograph
southern california
tidal wave
Tornado
tornadoes
Tsunami
usgs
Volcano
yahoo
Data Centres
Earthquake Resources
- California Earthquake
- Disaster Relief
- Earthquake Blog
- Earthquake Buildings
- Earthquake Pictures
- Epicenter
- Fault Line
- Latest Earthquake
- Natural Disaster
- Richter Scale
- San Andreas Fault
- Seismic
- Seismographs
- Tidal Wave
- Tornado
- Tsumani
- Volcano
- World Vision Earthquake Relief
Opinions
- Eleni on Mega Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan
- Eleni on Turkey quake death toll reaches over 200, set to rise
- Eleni on Can you sense an earthquake before it happens?
- gustavo on Can you sense an earthquake before it happens?
- Geog teacher on How do earthquakes affect its environment?
- Wilson Stanley on How do I get my Charizard to learn seismic toss in pokemon white?
- Fire Warrior on How do I get my Charizard to learn seismic toss in pokemon white?
- Cody Kyrk on How do I get my Charizard to learn seismic toss in pokemon white?
- Jean louise Finch on What are all the supplies required for hurricane Irene?
- Muffinz R good on What are all the supplies required for hurricane Irene?
- RachelVanilla77 on What are all the supplies required for hurricane Irene?
- Rabbani Rasha on What are all the supplies required for hurricane Irene?
- fishing66833 on What is the current seismic status of Yellowstone National Park and other volcanic hotspots?
- Craig C on What is the current seismic status of Yellowstone National Park and other volcanic hotspots?
- MacG on What is the current seismic status of Yellowstone National Park and other volcanic hotspots?
© Earthquake Questions | Privacy Policy | All Rights Reserved
2 comments
betotron on August 31, 2010 at 12:01 am
never if taking direct hit
Vincent on August 31, 2010 at 12:01 am
Yes, but it would cost so much that it wouldn’t worth it.
Buildings which are no more than 70% as high as they are wide are very earthquake resistant, but developers in expensive city lots want to put as many stories on a given plot of land as they can to maximize their profits from rents.
If a building is constructed as if it were a bomb-resistant bunker, as if it were part of Rommel’s Atlantic wall designed to keep the Allies from landing their armies in Europe, then earthquakes couldn’t touch them, but the average family can’t afford to pay for that much steel and concrete to build a house, and the average businessman cannot afford to erect such a building for his offices or factories; it’s just too expensive for the average business to ever pay for the construction costs.