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Created Posted by Anonymous on February 9, 2017
Updated Changed by Unknown on June 19, 2024

Earthquakes, can we make smarter buildings?

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Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks
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Major earthquakes across the world have damaged or destroyed numerous buildings, bridges, and other structures. But is there a way of monitoring the building structures to see if it is at risk of falling after an earthquake has struck?

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Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks
People
Orfeas Kypris
Keywords
earthquakes
Environment
geometry
climate
land
Oxford Sparks
big questions
Department: Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences (MPLS)
Date Added: 09/02/2017
Duration: 00:11:31

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