Earthquake Safe Structures

Reveals how buildings can be made to withstand earthquakes and how pipes can be designed to reduce fire hazard after an earthquake.

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The Hayward Fault: Predictable Peril

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A video about the dangers of the Hayward Fault, which runs by 7 million people. In 1868, the Hayward Fault erupted in what would be a disastrous earthquake today. Since the fault erupts every 140 years on average, East Bay residents and geologists are working to prepare for the inevitable event.

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science Earth Science

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English

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SCI.ESC.323 (Earthquake Safe Structures - Earth Science)

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