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Building Quake-Resistant Structures in the Classroom

Friday, June 4th, 2010 3:23 pm

Written by: Jessica Fries-Gaither

Every day somewhere on our planet, there is an earthquake, but only the destructive ones in populated areas grab our attention. On January 12, 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti. The next day the headline from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was Haiti Devastated by Massive Earthquake. The article tells how the earthquake, with […]

Posted in Topics: Earth Science, Earthquakes, Engineering, Science

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