L16: Earthquake WavesObjective: Describe the two types of waves and how structures are built to withstand these.

Grab the article from the front. You have 10 minutes to read it.

I. Earthquake WavesA. 2 Types:

1. P Waves (Primary or Pressure)a. Compressional/Longitudinal Waveb. Travel at 1.5-8 km/sc. Can travel through the Earth’s core

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B. S Waves (Secondary or Shear)a. Transverse waveb. 1.7 times slower than P wavesc. Only travel through solidsd. Have a greater amplitude than P waves

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C. Surface Wavesa. Include Love and Rayleigh wavesb. Travel along the crust of the Earthc. Slowest types of wavesd. Cause the most damage

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II. Earthquake resistant buildingsA. Taipei 101 (Taiwan)

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B. Shanghai Tower (China)

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C. Transamerica Building (USA)

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D. Mori Tower (Japan)

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D. New Wilshire Grand Center (USA)

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D. Sabiha Gӧkçen Airport (Turkey)

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D. Komatsu Seiren (Japan)

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