Earthquake-Resistant Building In Chile

In can be seen from the above that the key to an earthquake-resistant building is strength and flexibility in the materials and structure, and of course the quality of the materials used is important. That is why earthquakes in parts of the world where houses are built in stone, such as North Africa, Nepal and Iran, are so deadly.” An 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Chile killed more than 700 people, whereas in Haiti, a less powerful earthquake measuring 7.0, killed more than 200,000.” (Imagination Station) This is because buildings in Haiti were built quickly and cheaply, whereas in Chile, they were made more carefully and designed to resist forces.

For scientists to figure out how to design a building that resists earthquakes they must test how different materials and structures respond to motion in the ground. They put instruments near to structures in the ground, and every time an earthquake occurs, the information they collect is used to create new designs, or improve their already existing ones. They must understand how different structures respond to earthquakes. There are now simulators that let scientists know the impact of earthquakes on different materials and structures, and the …show more content…
In countries where population has increased rapidly within a short time span, building where created based of cost efficiency, and not safety against earthquakes. In consequence, when there are earthquakes, it has a toll of many lives. Also, people may not want to take the chances of building an earthquake-resistant building, because as well as being expensive, a high measuring earthquake of 7 and above has the chances of happening once in 80 years. (Quora, “Why don’t we build earthquake resistant buildings?) The life of the average building is around 50 years. Therefore it might be built for nothing, and can be a large investment for