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PREVENTIVE AND MITIGATION MEASURES
www.nidm.gov.inBuilding damage is related to the characteristics of the building, and the duration and severity of the ground shaking. Larger earthquakes tend to shake longer and harder and therefore cause more damage to structures1. For better understanding of all …
EXPLOSIVE BLAST 4 T - FEMA
www.fema.gov4.1.1 Building Damage. The extent and severity of damage and injuries in an explosive event cannot be predicted with perfect certainty. Past events show . that the unique specifics of the failure sequence for a building sig-nificantly affect the level of …
Geologic Hazards: Risks and Mitigation - Utah
hazards.utah.gov8.2 Assessment of Local Geological Hazards Vulnerability and Potential Losses ... 3 The majority of post-1950 snow avalanche fatali-ties are in the backcountry from human-induced ... ture damage, fires, building and dam and canal failure, hazardous material releases, and non-structural building damage such as toppled cabinets, bookcases, and ...