“earthquake Prone Structures”
Posted by Quake Focus on June 4th, 2010
When considering building your structure, whether it is a house or a multi-story office building, an owner, architect, engineer, and contractor should consider the “earthquake prone structures”. The reason for this is: knowing the weak buildings (”earthquake prone structures”) and their materials will help to make wise decision to build that future project in mind. Let us know look in to the “right way” of building…
Structural Frame
Apart from what we have in our structures today, a research was done by structural engineer Englekirk Partners of Los Angeles, analyzing this study, by the name of C4 (for the state’s Carpenter/Contractor Cooperation Committee), the reinforced moment frames designed rigid at beam-column connections and flexible in beam or column mid-span, Englekirk developed structural core of moment-resisting columns and beams that can withstand seismic forces. For general information, the mid-spands act as hinges within the steel reinforcement, allowing a structural frame core to move a little during an earthquake. “It has no conventional core,” said Lawrence Ho, an Englekirk principal. “It’s a moment frame pulled to the core of the structure, which is not a very traditional design. But once we compared it to shear wall and dual-moment framed/shear wall systems, we found it was the most effective approach.” Using such pseudo-core system reduces size perimeter of structural columns.
Precast Shear Walls in Seismic Zones
A new way for designing precast concrete shear wall in high seismic zones has been introduced in the 2003 edition of “Recommended Provisions for Seismic Regulations for New Buildings and Other Structures” produced by the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP). The system features a no emulative design of precast, prestressed shear walls that have distinct advantages during an earthquake. This new system is built on previous knowledge of shear walls capability of withstanding seismic activities by what’s called “tuning”, jointed walls to lengthen the structural period and reduce the design base shear forces. Vertical unbounded post-tensioning to resist overturning in the wall system is used instead of limiting lateral loads. For panel to panel connections, the elastic capacity of the post-tensioning system works quite well in such events…
“Earthquake prone structures” was part of the research that the owner, who is considering building-especially in high seismic zones, must consider before choosing structural methods and materials…
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“Earthquake Prone Structures”
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2010 – Let The Earthquakes Begin
Posted by Quake Focus on June 2nd, 2010
For those looking for December 12, 2012 to be some sort of a catastrophic day, maybe you should awaken to what’s happening 1,066 days ahead of that (the day I am writing this commentary). And, I am not talking about the shaking going on in the financial markets, but the earthquakes such as we’ve seen in Haiti. Maybe we should ask ourselves why so few sun spots in cycle #24, and why global cooling in the midst of global warming hype!
It’s now estimated that some 200,000+ people have lost their lives in the Haiti earthquake with more than 1.5 million people left homeless. Have we just begun a cycle we can’t control?
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake shook homes in the Cayman Islands on Today. And? A magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit Guatemala’s Pacific coast near the border with El Salvador on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, but there were no immediate reports of victims or damage. And? Earthquakes are being reported in greater number and intensities around the globe. And?
Cliff High and his web bot linguistics program are forecasting SIX major earthquakes to come in 2010! He is talking 6.0+ scary earthquakes.
His friend in “things that go bump in the night” (George Ure) agrees with the data and adds, “The event (stream) that people associate with December 2012 may not take that long to get here. Things could be coming along in October of 2011…and impacting over a 1-3 week kind of timeline, then bouncing along in bumps (with kind of flat plateaus to them) at a lot level until spring’ish of 2012 and then the data pretty much disappears for a year before trickling back online but at much reduced levels 2013-2014.” In other words 12.21.2012 is a 1-3 year event.
George goes on to say, “Toss in the linguistics about 1-billion involved in disapora by year’s end in Asia and 220-million in North America and the future doesn’t look like a particularly warm & inviting place.” In other words, the web bot data says we’re looking at a future unlike anything anyone has experienced and 200,000 dead in Haiti could be 2,000,000+ from future 2010 earthquakes.
Anyone have a valium distributorship for sale? 
8.8 Magnitude Earthquake Shifts Earth’s Axis
Posted by Quake Focus on May 31st, 2010
Every earthquake has some unique characteristics to it because of the location, depth, and intensity. The Haiti 7.0 magnitude earthquake will be remembered for the massive devastation of life (200,000 killed?) and total destruction of a city (Port-au-Prince). The five hundred fold in power 8.8 earthquake in Chile only killed some 800 people; however, it was so powerful it shortened our day here on earth!
If the web bot linguisitcs are right and we have SIX earthquakes (7.0 and greater) after July 1st, how much of an impact could they have on world economics? What would happen to the digital world if one hits India and one hits between Taiwan and Japan? Who knows? Who can imagine?
Who wants to?
Scientists now believe that the earthquake in Chile on Feb. 27 probably shifted the Earth’s axis and shortened the day, a National Aeronautics and Space Administration scientist said. Earthquakes can involve shifting hundreds of kilometers of rock by several meters, changing the distribution of mass on the planet. This affects the Earth’s rotation, said Richard Gross, a geophysicist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, who uses a computer model to calculate the effects.
Who knows this stuff anyway? 
“The length of the day should have gotten shorter by 1.26 microseconds (millionths of a second), and the axis about which the Earth’s mass is balanced should have moved by 2.7 milliarcseconds (about 8 centimeters or 3 inches),” Gross said. So don’t worry, you’ll not notice any difference and you’ll still get paid the same wages each week.
Islands may have shifted, according to Andreas Rietbrock, a professor of Earth Sciences at the U.K.’s Liverpool University who has studied the area impacted, though not since the latest temblor. Santa Maria Island off the coast near Concepcion, Chile’s second-largest city, may have been raised 2 meters (6 feet) as a result of the latest quake, Rietbrock said today in a telephone interview. He said the rocks there show evidence pointing to past earthquakes shifting the island upward in the past.
So, who says they aren’t creating more real estate?
“It’s what we call the ice-skater effect,” David Kerridge, head of Earth hazards and systems at the British Geological Survey in Edinburgh, said. “As the ice skater puts when she’s going around in a circle, and she pulls her arms in, she gets faster and faster. It’s the same idea with the Earth going around if you change the distribution of mass, the rotation rate changes.”
The magnitude 9.1 Sumatran in 2004 that generated an Indian Ocean tsunami shortened the day by 6.8 microseconds and shifted the axis by about 2.3 milliarcseconds to put the Chile quake into perspective. What we know is that the earth is going through some changes that we have no idea about or answers. Is this a build up or a precursor to some 2012 prophecies?
Stay tuned!
16 Tons Of Fresh Oranges From Central Valley Packing House Sent To
Posted by Quake Focus on May 29th, 2010
The images of the tremendously devastating disaster and enormously large loss of lives from the earthquake in Haiti in the middle of January of this year were still vividly fresh in the minds of many people around the world when a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck the Republic of Chile early Saturday morning, the 27th of February. That quake was followed by a long string of unexpectedly powerful aftershocks that continued to jolt the people of the Republic of Chile.
Although Chileans have experienced numerous violent tremors in the past, as their country lies on the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” it has never been possible to predict when or how powerful the next tremor will be. The 8.8 magnitude earthquake on February 27th was the biggest quake to hit Chile in the last fifty years. According to a report from the U.S. Geological Survey, the City of Concepcion, a coastal city, was hit most severely.
To date, the Chilean government has reported that the February 27th earthquake and the aftershocks have killed 214 people, injured or displaced about 2,000,000 people, and damaged approximately 500,000 homes. On Friday, March 12th, Chile’s newly elected President, Sebastian Pinera, declared the total quake damage was about $30 billion.
Along with people of many nations around the world, many Americans have continued to help the victims of the Haitian earthquake. Many of them, now, have also turn their efforts to assisting the victims of the recent Chilean quake.
Without any connection in Chile, and about six thousand miles away from Santiago, a resident of Clovis, California, Mr. Richard Sullivan, thought that sweet Navel oranges from the Central Valley would be a welcomed fruit in the earthquake zone, as the oranges would not only provide needed nutrition to the victims of the earthquake but would be appreciated for their delicious sweetness as well as their cheery color.
So Sullivan set up a Navel Orange Donation Plan for the Chilean Quake Relief. Using his expertise as a Cold Storage Manager for a Central California fruit packing house, Bravante Produce, in Reedley, he coordinated the joint effort, secured donations not only for the fruit but for the logistics necessary to get the fruit delivered to the City of Concepcion, the most quake-damaged city in Chile.
Sixteen tons of fresh sweet Navel oranges were donated by Mr. George Bravante, a Central California citrus grower who owns Bravante Produce. The packing materials were donated by Mid-Valley Packaging in Fowler, California. The oranges were packed into bins and loaded into a forty-foot ocean container by the employees of Bravante Produce on Thursday, March 13th. Empty plastic mesh bags were included with each bin to facilitate distribution of the oranges upon their arrival in Chile.
Mr. Frank Gomez, who is President of Yamko Truck Lines, donated a truck and driver to take the oranges to the Port of Long Beach, California. The sea container and the shipping of the container by ocean vessel were donated by NYK Cool Ocean Freight Company. Freight booking and coordination were donated by Inchcape Shipping Services.
The 16 tons of Navel oranges were scheduled to leave the Port of Long Beach on Monday, March 15th, and to arrive in Santiago, Chile, on Friday, March 26th. Sullivan said that once the oranges reached Port Valparaiso, the Chilean Navy will transport them to the City of Concepcion.
Sullivan emphasized that the oranges been donated to the earthquake victims in Chile go through a close inspection from the California Department of Food & Agriculture, just as if they were being sent to the markets in the United States.
There is no doubt that this donation of 16 tons of fresh oranges from the Central Valley of California is one example among many of a thoughtful, compassionate and caring response by a small group of private American citizens to the needs of strangers thousands of miles way who suffer from a devastating natural disaster.
What a sweet donation for Chilean Quake Relief!
Source: www.ExperienceClovis.com Copyright © 2010 JoAnne Green. Do not republish or repost text without written permission. Do not extract quotes without proper credit. Plagiarism is a crime.
Do you need Earthquake Renter’s Insurance?
Posted by Quake Focus on May 28th, 2010
Earthquake renter’s insurance is a very valuable thing. Unfortunately, it’s not the first thing that usually crosses the minds of renters. If renters have coverage, it usually protects their belongings against fires and other common disasters and protects them from being sued by other tenants for damages to other apartments and their contents. It also likely provides some insurance against theft. Insurance policies, however, are very specific things and one coverage will not automatically cover the damages caused by forces outside its scope. If you live in an earthquake-prone area, you should consider this coverage.
If there’s an earthquake at your apartment building, your landlord may well be shielded from any damage to your belongings by your lease. There are few landlords who will take any responsibility for such events. This means that tenants are on their own. If you want your possessions protected against the damage that can be caused by seismic events, you have to have earthquake renter’s insurance. There’s no other way to get any form of reimbursement for your losses in the event of an earthquake, and those losses can be substantial.
If your building is made unsafe by the event, you’ll have to find somewhere else to live in addition to repurchasing all of your belongings. Some policies can offer coverage for the expenses associated with being displaced. You should consider whether or not you realistically have the resources to take care of yourself in the aftermath of such an event and, if you do not, you should have this type of coverage. You may need it from a separate source, but you want to make very certain that you take these disasters as seriously as they merit. Recent earthquakes should be enough to convince you of how much damage these events can cause.
Earthquake renter’s insurance, to top it all off, is very cheap. When it comes down to it, insurance companies aren’t taking much of a risk with renters. Renters, typically, have far fewer possessions to replace than do homeowners, and rates generally reflect this. For the renter themselves, however, the loss of all of their possessions would be a disaster. In an earthquake, this can happen in seconds. You’ll have to rebuild after one of these events and, if you have good insurance, you’ll have some help getting back on your feet and back to your life.
Home Owner’s Insurance for Earthquakes
Posted by Quake Focus on May 26th, 2010
Not everybody lives in a region affected by earthquakes. But for those who do have their homes in these areas, a home owner’s insurance policy for earthquakes can make a real difference in their lives after this kind of catastrophe. An earthquake can tear down a structure to the ground, so it can be extremely difficult, even impossible, to rebuild it.
In some states, earthquake home insurance is required by mortgage underwriters because it is usual to be shaken by a trembling there. A high-quality insurance policy can cover a great variety of expenses, such as rebuilding and additional living costs if you are forced to leave your residence. Personal belongings are considered there too, and the coverage amount is about 50-70% of the entire insurance.
After an earthquake, the scenario is really discouraging and even more devastating. The buildings continue collapsing and fire usually takes place. The roads are destroyed and water and sewer systems do not work anymore. There are other disasters that cause a lot of trouble and they are not included in the earthquake policy. That is the reason why you should consider acquiring other kinds of home owner’s insurance to be fully protected.
An earthquake insurance policy covers the damage caused by earthquake. This policy determines in an accurate way which parameters of the seismic events should be considered to define a threat that needs to be covered. Apart from this protection, you may find that you should get additional types of coverage to be protected in this kind of adversities. You may need fire damage insurance, damage from exposure cover and other protections from several dangers.
There is a huge variety of home insurance policies, so you can purchase those you need in a fast and easy way. A little research will always yield you great results.
2009 Sumatra Earthquake and Tsunami Warning – Get Prepared Now
Posted by Quake Focus on May 24th, 2010
Another earthquake has struck Indonesia and Sumatra this morning. The quake measured in at 7.9 on the Richter scale and is now feared to have produced a tsunami. There are no reports just yet of any injuries or deaths, and hopefully it will stay that way because of the preparation of the warning system for nearby residents. Being prepared is key when it comes down to natural disasters, and these last few quakes in the past 24 hours or so are examples of how important it is to be ready for any natural disaster. Experts have been saying that California is due for a large earthquake of magnitude 7.8 or bigger in the next 60 years. An earthquake of that size will surely bring a lot of harm and destruction, and the only thing we can do is prepare for it because we have no way of predicting and preventing earthquakes. A worse case would be an offshore earthquake which still produces extensive amounts of damage but then also creates a ‘mega tsunami’ which would wipe out all coastal towns and cities. The only way to prepare yourself for the mega tsunami is by having a radio alarm system or similar communication device to give adequate warning. You then simply head inland or to the highest area you can find. Tsunamis are not the only things we need to prepare for either. The world is full of natural disasters just waiting to happen. But how do we prepare ourselves?A recent trend has been growing in popularity which involves getting prepared for these usually unpredictable but deadly occurrences. In fact, most people are preparing for the predicted doomsday in December of 2012, a date that the Mayans predicted as the end of the world. They have predicted almost every natural disaster known to man kind, and these would occur all at the same time. That means one thing; get prepared now!
2012 Earthquakes Probability Chances Increasing After Haiti And Chile
Posted by Quake Focus on May 22nd, 2010
2012 Earthquakes Probability Chances Increasing After Haiti and Chile. Recent data shows that 2012 is real and earthquakes and Tsunamis will destroy our earth in 2012. We all will die in 2012. It is estimated that 75 percent of humans will die in 2012. Earthquakes are increasing and Tsunamis warnings are becoming frequent everyday. 2012 is near.
Watch the videos and Read the actual data about 2012 at http://www.2012Spam.com
Is it possible that the Chile earthquake coupled with the Haiti earthquake, are precursors of the coming 2012 Mayan calamity? A growing number of internet searches suggest that the thought is catching on.
Without a doubt, these two earthquakes have shocked and horrified the world like nothing else in recent history. The degree of damage and the astronomical loss of life is staggering. Many of us, including this author, know people who are living and serving in those countries. These catastrophies have hit very close to home.
But do these tragedies necessarily prove that something of a grander scale is coming in 2012? Are they a pre-cursor? Of course, only history will tell. But there are some things we can be sure of.
1. There are some proofs that any calamity is going to happen in 2012. Watch the videos and its all real at http://www.2012Spam.com
2. The Bible is still true, no matter what happens in our hemisphere this year, or in 2012.
3. People who look to the “super natural” or the “occult” will always look fooled and deceived but now things are going reverse. Mayans were called superstitious but now everything they predicted is coming true every day.
4. We should look to the infallible, inerrant, perfect Word of God (The Bible) for answers when tragedies of this nature occur.
5. Earthquakes have occurred from the beginning of time, and shall continue until Revelation 16:18 when THE BIG ONE hits, according to the Bible. And the biggest one will occur in 2012. If you don’t believe, go watch the videos and data here at http://www.2012Spam.com
6. Instead of allowing our hearts to fill with fear and trepidation when “Acts of God” come our way, we should turn our hearts to the Lord Jesus, and give Him His rightful place in our life as King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
There is hope and comfort in God’s Word for times like these.
Earthquake Los Angeles
Posted by Quake Focus on May 21st, 2010
Earthquake Jolts Los Angeles
Los Angeles was jolted by an convulsion aboriginal in the morning if humans were still in the bed. The acuteness of the convulsion was 4.4 on the abbey scale. But there is no address of accident of activity or any astringent damage.
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But humans were abashed who took it as assiduity of contempo American Abstemious earthquakes which jolted Haiti and Chile. The epicenter of the convulsion was one mile abroad from Pico Rivera, California and about ten afar abroad from L.A.
L.A. Fire Department adumbrative Andre Gougis told the media that they were accepting analysis of the breadth but no accident has been reported. Jessica Sigala who is a geophysicist told the media that the barrio and added structures should be able to bear earthquakes of this intensity.
She told that the convulsion of this acuteness is not abundant astringent and can alone bead few books from a shelf or accident windows.
Aftershocks are getting advancing but those will be of low intensity. Now a awkward catechism arises in the minds of humans whether this blow could be a fore-warning afore a above apple convulse like in Haiti and Chile.
But experts are of the appearance that there consistently is a adventitious of convulsion anywhere but, about speaking, there is no such adventitious of apple convulse in abreast future.
She appropriate that this convulsion was not a assiduity of added earthquakes in the American continent. But she fatigued aloft the actuality that anybody should be able for any austere possibility.
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san jose earthquake
Posted by Quake Focus on May 19th, 2010
A minor earthquake struck the southern San Francisco Bay Area yesterday. Thanks to the prepared work in recent years, the damage is small and there are no reports of injures untill now.
It is not the first time the residents in this area experience the earthquake.They will never forget the magnitude 6.9 earthquake on Oct. 17, 1989, which was centered near Loma Prieta peak in the mountains south of San Jose, killed 63 people and caused an estimated $6 billion to $10 billion in property loss. It is an important lesson for them.
A lot of measures have been taken to protect the citizens from the earthquake.The government has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on this peojection, Renee Domingo, Oakland’s Emergency Services and Homeland Security Director said. With these money, the technology about the earthquake advanced quickly and better prepared this region for another earthquake. The government also know the importance of the transportation systerm in the war against the earthquake, so they invested a little more than $1 billion to retrofit 1,039 bridges and employed workers to inspect these bridges one time at least every two years.
It is clear that these measures works.But many experts warn that to prepare for the earthquake ,we still have a long way to go and we can’t allow complacency to set in. “We can’t rest on those efforts and we must keep preparing.” Jack Boatwright, a U.S. Geological Survey seismologist and a coordinator for earthquake hazards investigations, said. It is said that four contracts for the seismic upgrade have been completed, work on eight other contracts is currently underway and work on 15 more contracts will begin in the next few years.
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