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But generally the building will survive, and thats the sort of baseline. how do you construct buildings in an earthquake zone? the vertical columns should be stronger than the horizontal beams. it means the upper storeys are supported, so you dont get whats called pancaking — where one layer collapses on top of another. dampers can be added too. they act like shock absorbers as the building sways to and fro, and rubber bearings can be fitted underneath the building. they absorb the energy of t...

And the floors, and the ceilings, and everything remains intact, i so thats a clean bill of health. the basic design principle - is to allow some form of damage within the building. that damage absorbs the energy of the earthquake, _ means the building will move a little bit more. | things will be cracked, - but generally, the building will survive, and thats the sort of baseline. i how do you construct buildings in an earthquake zone? the vertical columns should be stronger than the horizontal ...

In an earthquake zone? the vertical columns should be stronger than the horizontal beams. it means the upper storeys are supported, so you dont get whats called pancaking — where one layer collapses on top of another. dampers can be added too. they act like shock absorbers as the building sways to and fro, and rubber bearings can be fitted underneath the building. they absorb the energy of the earthquake so it doesnt transfer to the structure above. but all of this costs money, and retrofittin...

Just got a statement fro treasury secretary john -- federal reserve and the fdic it is a long statement so bear with me. we are going to read it to you and fall here goes. today, we are taking decisiv action to protect the u.s. economy by strengthening publi confidence in our bankin system u.s. - banking system continues t reform its vital rules, -- deposits and providing acces to credits and households an businesses in a manner tha promote strong and sustainable economic growth. after receiving...

More about the newlyweds did they ever? lets freeze the action in the interview room for a second, and rolled everything back a few days thats when a man walked int the boynton beach pd with lurid story to tell. his married lover, he said, wa shopping for a hit man detective alex moreno didnt know what to make of thi walk-in. >> at first, when hes givin you this information, you don know what to thank you know heres a guy who is claiming that he sleeping with a guy wife, and now shes trying t ge...

Like this. >> you published in the gut, have to be a woman online, surviving abuse and harassment and how to fight back at the height of these far-righ attacks. i agree with you, fundamentally, that is a system and structura problem that needs to be solved i also understand the need for individuals who have resources and tools at their disposa should they go through what yo have gone through. what advice from the book wher you then able to use in your own life >> honestly, alicia, i had a privat...

You then able to use in your own life >> honestly, alicia, i had a private security consultant at the height of the attacks. and he said if i had not bee implementing my own advice fro the book, which, ironically, happened and was published and concede long before the wors attacks against me started that i would be in a muc different situation. i encourage or viewers to be vigilant about what they share online, they definitely have t figure out password managers and to hold your digital ground o...

San francisco in monterrey county the issue here is that the levee broke yesterday, early yesterday morning. a little bit up stream fro town, there is a whole lot o water still not draining fro the higher elevations. now, through 120 foot gap in that levy. and so this town has bee evacuated, fortunately officials say that no one ha been hurt or killed. but this town is flooded befor in the last big flood here i 1995 two people died, so we are keeping track of that as w look through this next atm...

Peoples lives. and were in congress fighting to make sure that all of our children families are fe before we try to feed thei brains trying to make sure that everybody has a home and a roo over their heads that, you know, we are doing everything we can to fight the climate crisis. to continue to uphold th american value that says tha we welcome those who are running from oppression an struggling for things around the world. this is my mandate and this is what i will continue to push forth. >> so...

Had no right to overturn the election and his reckless word endangered my family and everyone at the capitol that day. i know history will hold donal trump accountable. those strong comments come after a week that saw some republicans try to re-frame th attack is a largely peaceful protest. earlier today, some go lawmakers called out their own party over those efforts >> a lot of folks on both side keep bringing up january 6th and it is keeping us fro moving our country forward >> we should be t...