DME: Natural Hazards Flashcards

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Building regulations/codes

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Laws enforced to prevent unsafe building design

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Base isolating bearing

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Steel/rubber shock absorbers in foundations

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Cholera

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Bowel infection which can be fatal from contaminated food/water

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Cross braces

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Diagonal steel bars to prevent deformation of walls

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Dampers

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Large weights, controlled to counteract movement

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Earthquake

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Sudden trembling or shaking of the earth

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Emergency response

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Fire, police and ambulance services

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Epicentre

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Location of earthquake at Earth’s surface above focus

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Fault line

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Fracture in rock caused by stress

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Focus

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Location of the earthquake within the crust

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Hazard

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Events causing loss of life, injury, disease, economic damage

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High-tech companies

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Research/production of computers/communication system

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Inertia

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Resistance to movement or change

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Infrastructure

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Services; transport, airports, schools, emergency services

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Intensity

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Degree of shaking at ground, measures damage caused

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Liquefaction

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Shockwaves cause water to rise, ground becomes unstable

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Load capacity

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Designed capacity of building to support a given mass

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Long-term aid

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Improve quality of life, providing housing, medical, schools

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Magnitude

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Size of the earthquake using Richter scale

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Monitoring

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Constant measuring of earthquake activity, small/large

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Preparation

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Planning for earthquake; education, emergency services

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Prevention

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Designing buildings/infrastructure from damage

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Probability mapping

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Mark percentage possibility of an area experiencing an earthquake

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Reconstruction

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Long-term rebuilding of houses, infrastructure, industry etc.

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Recovery
Medium-term; reopen schools, clear roads, shops open etc.
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Retrofitting
Adding structures to existing buildings to improve structural safety
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Richter scale
Measures earthquake magnitude, logarithmic scale
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Seismic
Shaking displacement caused by earthquake
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Seismic waves
Vibrations caused by earthquake
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Seismologist
Scientists who measure and research earthquake activity
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Short term aid
Emergency response; rescue, treat, feed, house etc.
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Tectonic hazard
Earth hazards (earthquakes/volcanoes) interact with people