Module · 2 lessons
Seismic Risk & Structural Safety
What actually injures people in an earthquake, how to act in the seconds available, and how to read a building for the vulnerabilities that decide whether it stands.
Lessons in this module
The reasoning behind the standard earthquake response, what it is protecting against, and the specific situations in which the default advice changes.
- Teacher
- Student
- Visitor
- Responder
How to read a building for the configurations that concentrate earthquake damage — soft storeys, unreinforced masonry, short columns — and what a non-engineer can and cannot conclude from a walk-around.
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- Institution
- Responder