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Define earthquake magnitude scale and write types of magnitude scales. b) Explain the saturation phenomena in earthquake magnitude. c) Explain how strong ground motion can be described

Principles of Foundation Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan

Publisher:Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan

Chapter3: Natural Soil Deposits And Subsoil Exploration

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 3.21P

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a) Define earthquake magnitude scale and write types of magnitude scales.
b) Explain the saturation phenomena in earthquake magnitude.
c) Explain how strong ground motion can be described.
d) Compute the return periods corresponding to 1%, 2% and 5% probability of exceedance corresponding to 100 years.

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