What is unreinforced masonry? Why are bricks a bad building material in earthquake country? What are some ways to make brick buildings safer?
EPSS8 – Earthquakes Lab9: Campus Tour – Post-Northridge Earthquake retrofitting Stop 1: GPS receiver on the roof of the Geology Bldg. What does a GPS receiver measure? How does that help us study earthquakes? Go to https://sideshow.jpl.nasa.gov/post/series.html (or see attached figures printed from website). Zoom on Los Angeles and the UCLA campus. Click on the […]