Chapter 5 section 3 Flashcards
1
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Seismic Gap
A
An area along a fault where relatively few earthquakes have occurred recently but where strong earthquakes have occurred in the past
2
Q
Mass Damper
A
A weight placed in a roof of a building
3
Q
Earthquake Hazard
A
A measurement of how likely an area is to have damaging earthquakes in the future
4
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Flexible Pipe
A
Prevent waterlines and gas lines from breaking
5
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Gap Hypothesis
A
A hypothesis that is based on the idea that a major earthquake is more likely to occur along the part of an active fault where no earthquakes have occurred for a certain period of time
6
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Base isolator
A
Act as shock absorbents during an earthquake
7
Q
Active Tendon System
A
Works like the mass damper system in the roof
8
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Retrofitting
A
The process of making older structures more earthquake resistant
