Design of Steel Structures

By J. Schmitt. 2002

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Earthquakes are natural phenomena, which cause the ground to shake. The earth’s interior is hot and in a molten state. As the lava comes to the surface, it cools and new land is formed. The lands so formed have to continuously keep drifting to allow new material to surface. According to the theory of plate tectonics, the entire surface of the earth can be considered to be like several plates, constantly on the move. These plates brush against each other or collide at their boundaries giving rise to earthquakes. Therefore regions close to the plate boundary are highly seismic and regions farther from the boundaries exhibit less seismicity. Earthquakes may also be caused by other actions such as underground explosions.

Subfields: Civil and Structural Engineering

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• Generic Approaches to Risk Based Inspection Planning for Steel Structures (2004, methodology): “7 it is found that, based on the presented model, the “minor” consequences in NORSOK (1998) correspond to a ≥ RIF 0.”