Tag: earthquakes
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Something that Resonated With Me
Have you ever wondered why larger musical instruments, like cellos, have a lower pitch than smaller instruments, like violins? This size-pitch relationship is caused by resonance, which refers to an object’s ability to oscillate with larger amplitudes at certain frequencies (National Science Foundation, 2023). Each object has its own resonant frequency: the frequency at which…
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Seismic Consideration in Structural Design
Like puzzle pieces, Earth’s outermost layer is composed of tectonic plates that shift and collide against one another, accumulating stress over time. As the friction is overcome, an accumulation of seismic energy is suddenly released in the form of an earthquake (Kukowski, 2016). But while natural quakes destroy buildings, how have engineers worked to create…