Building an Anti-Earthquake House
July 14th, 2010 | Author: admin
In a dense residential area, there should be a protection to reduce the population mortality and severe damage that is caused by the earthquake shock. By using the proper engineering principles, the detailed construction that is good and practical then the loss of property and lives can be reduce.
In this web blog, it will be explained about the basic factors of the earthquake shock which are then will be describing about the main principles that are going to be used for building the anti-earthquake house. At the building’s location, the earthquake will cause the soil under and around the building is shaking and moving in irregular (random).
The ground acceleration occurs in three dimensions, forming combinations of the vibration frequency from 0.5 Hertz to 50 Hertz. If the building rigid (fixed) on the ground (and can not be moved), the inertial forces which resist the acceleration of the ground will work on each element of the building structures during the earthquake.
The magnitude of these inertia forces are depending on the weight of the building, the lighter the building means the lesser the inertia forces are working in these structural elements. Responsibility as people who involved in the construction industry is to build a building that is capable to resist with these inertial forces.
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