Docs - Home. National Science Education Standards. Priola_sjfc_index. BOSS Lite - Building Resonance. Describe the impact of building resonance when assessing Earthquake Hazards Audience All Audiences Time 10 - 15 Minutes Objective 1. Supporting Resources Hubenthal, M. (2006) Revisiting the BOSS model to explore building resonance phenomena with students. The BOSS Model: Building Oscillation Seismic Simulation contained within: Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) and American Geophysical Union (AGU), Seismic Sleuths: Earthquakes: A Teacher's Package on Earthquakes for Grades 7-12. Michael Hubenthal - IRIS Education Specialist (hubenth@iris.edu) Time: 10-15 Minutes Target Grade Level: 9th (But can be used effectively with a range) Content Objective: (Students will be able to) 1. Navigation Teacher Background Concept Map Building the Boss Lite Model Teacher Instructions References/Acknowledgments Alignment with Standards Teacher Background When building a house of cards, one quickly realizes that it is easy to build a sturdy house of one or two floors.
Back to top Materials Tools E. Recent Earthquake Teachable Moments. Use these links to sign up for notifications What Are Teachable Moments? September 19, 2017 (18:14:39 UTC) Magnitude 7.1 Mexico A magnitude 7.1 earthquake has occurred 120 km SE of Mexico City collapsing buildings, homes, and bridges across hundreds of miles. Nearly 140 people had been reported killed across the country, but that figure was expected to climb as rescue and recovery proceeds. Teachable Moment Presentation 12 slide Powerpoint presentation/animation (zipped ppt 10.3 MB / pdf 1.11 MB) En Español Presentación en Español (zipped ppt 12.2 MB / pdf 1.27 MB) Additional Resources USGS Event Page IRIS Data Management Center (DMC) Pages September 8, 2017 (04:49:21 UTC) Magnitude 8.1 Offshore Mexico A magnitude 8.1 earthquake has occurred offshore Mexico. 12 slide Powerpoint presentation/animation (zipped ppt 13.9 MB / pdf 1.61 MB) Presentación en Español (zipped ppt 14.7 MB / pdf 1.64 MB) USGS Event Page July 17, 2017 (23:34:14 UTC) Magnitude 7.7 Russia USGS Event Page January 22, 2017 (04:30:23 UTC)
NEHRP - National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program - A research and implementation partnership. Seismic Design Principles. Home > Seismic Design Principles by Gabor Lorant, FAIALorant Group, Inc. & Gabor Lorant Architects, Inc. Last updated: 03-15-2012 Introduction This resource page provides an introduction to the concepts and principles of seismic design, including strategies for designing earthquake-resistant buildings to ensure the health, safety, and security of building occupants and assets. The essence of successful seismic design is three-fold.
First, the design team must take a multi-hazard approach towards design that accounts for the potential impacts of seismic forces as well as all the major hazards to which an area is vulnerable. In addition, as a general rule, buildings designed to resist earthquakes should also resist blast (terrorism) or wind, suffering less damage. Description About half of the states and territories in the United States—more than 109 million people and 4.3 million businesses—and most of the other populous regions of the earth are exposed to risks from seismic hazards.
Fig. 1. Japan: How do you build for an earthquake?