http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2011/02/seven-factors-that-contribute-to-the-destructiveness-of-an-earthquake/ Ideas, innovations and discoveries from the world of science Thu, 23 May 2013 23:31:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2011/02/seven-factors-that-contribute-to-the-destructiveness-of-an-earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-3333 The Science Behind the Japanese Earthquake | Surprising Science Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:01:15 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/?p=5776#comment-3333 [...] here’s last month’s post on the factors that contribute to the destructiveness of an [...] [...] here’s last month’s post on the factors that contribute to the destructiveness of an [...]

]]> http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2011/02/seven-factors-that-contribute-to-the-destructiveness-of-an-earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-3276 dpnamnam Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:36:33 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/?p=5776#comment-3276 About the last factor, it's actually more of a civil engineer's job to keep the structures standing after an earthquake, rather than an architect's. Architecture is usually conceived as the aesthetic design of the structure, while the construction is purely civil engineering. About the last factor, it’s actually more of a civil engineer’s job to keep the structures standing after an earthquake, rather than an architect’s. Architecture is usually conceived as the aesthetic design of the structure, while the construction is purely civil engineering.

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