Sentences with phrase «as during an earthquake»

The issue arose last week at a meeting between Westinghouse and NRC staff that included issues of emergency stresses on the reactor shield building, such as during an earthquake, said NRC spokesman Scott Burnell.

Not exact matches

She uses as an illustration the fact that foundations for new skyscrapers in Southern California are placed on rollers, enabling them to roll with the movements of the earth during an earthquake so that they won't crack apart.

To ensure safety in ever taller buildings, the potential impacts of uncontrolled fire need to be explicitly considered during the structural design process with the same care as earthquakes and wind.

Seismic waves unleashed during Wednesday's magnitude 8.3 earthquake in Chile could have triggered aftershocks as far as 1000 kilometres away.

The goal of the tests is to gather enough data to design wood buildings as tall as 20 stories that do not suffer significant damage during large earthquakes.

We are finally going to be able to get data on how the different components function as a system during strong earthquakes,» said Pei.

Seismic waves can be generated naturally, during earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, for example, or by artificial means such as explosions.

But as Resnikoff pointed out, many of the radiation sensors are located on the nuclear plant's site and may well have been damaged during or since the March 11 magnitude 9.0 earthquake.

«Furthermore, large - scale energy storage systems are strongly needed in China [as backup during] frequent natural disasters» such as the recent Sichuan earthquake.

It is the second version of the test building that in August will face the strongest seismic forces, as recorded during the Northridge earthquake.

Any dam being built during this government - funded boom, as well as those already completed, must be able to withstand the strong ground shaking of an extreme earthquake, says Martin Wieland of the International Commission on Large Dams, a group of engineers that makes recommendations for structural standards.

The new measurements in this research were made with cores that showed the results of massive amounts of sediments released by subsea landslides during a subduction zone earthquake — a catastrophic event beneath the sea as well as on land.

The vibrations also show strong tidal triggering, with six times as many earthquakes during low tides as high tides while the volcano approached its eruption.

This longer - period shaking was responsible for the collapse of taller structures in Kathmandu, such as the Dharahara Tower, a 60 - meter - high tower that survived larger earthquakes in 1833 and 1934 but collapsed completely during the Gorkha quake.

As earthquakes occur during the course of this project, the team is measuring the deformation at the time of the earthquakes to determine the distribution of slip on the faults, and then monitoring longer - term motions after the earthquakes to learn more about fault zone properties.

The friction as two massive plates of the Earth's crust slide past one another is dissipated as heat, so temperature measurements can give scientists a handle on the fault's resistance to sliding during the earthquake.

Disaster Movie follows the comic misadventures of a group of ridiculously attractive twenty - somethings during one fateful night as they try to make their way to safety while every known natural disaster and catastrophic event - asteroids, twisters, earthquakes, the works — hits the city and their path as they try to solve a series of

Disaster Movie follows the comic misadventures of a group of ridiculously attractive twenty - somethings during one fateful night as they try to make their way to safety while every known natural disaster and catastrophic event - asteroids, twisters, earthquakes, the works — hits the city and their path as they try to solve a series of mysteries to end the rampant destruction.

During the meeting, Mrs. Cecile Guidote - Alvarez accepted to become honorary membership at Global Education Magazine and she also made a speech about her experience as Director of the Philippine Center of International Theater Institute / Earthsavers UNESCO DREAM Center and Interdisciplinary Creative Arts Therapeutic Emergency Response for the area affected by earthquake and super Typhoon Haiyan in Bohol, as she had made in a previous interview with Global Education Magazine.

The trailer can provide temporary re-location for pets and service animals for people who evacuate their homes during disasters such as floods, hazmat emergencies, or earthquakes.

8) Make a plan and inform the family of it for retrieval of your pet during an emergency, such as fire, earthquake, etc..

With the original descendants of the rugged settlers now as entrenched in the Pacific Northwest as the red flannel shirt, Seattle has developed a rich and diverse multi-cultural mix, overcoming boom and bust, fires, earthquakes, and other calamities which have hit the city regularly during its 160 years.

First exhibited as part of his 2012 acclaimed survey show at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington DC., Straight is formed from multiple tons of steel rebar recovered from the collapsed schools in which more than five thousand children perished during the 2008 earthquake in Sichuan, China.

First exhibited as part of his 2012 acclaimed survey show at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington DC, Straight is formed from 150 tons of steel rebar recovered from the collapsed schools in which more than five thousand children perished during the 2008 earthquake in Sichuan, China.

If and when Oregon is unlucky enough to have the inevitable Cascadia earthquake strike during a school day, and there are anguished cries of government negligence here as there have been in China, what will the response be?

The earth's rotation does occasionally «speed up» over short periods — such as during the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.

Not just that, it provides coverage to your automobile for any damages during natural catastrophes, such as flood, storm, landslide, earthquake etc. and, man - made catastrophes as well.

Bike insurance covers third - party legal expenses / liabilities arising out of an accident, provides coverage for your vehicle being damage during natural calamities, such as flood, earthquake, storm, landslide etc., man - made disasters.

Exceeded expectations for Emergency Preparedness Programs such as Residential Warden System, which proved to be extremely helpful during the devastating 7.8 earthquake

• Ensuring project safety rules and regulations are followed during the execution of work • Designing, constructing, remodeling retrofitting and repairing interior and exterior wooden structures • Securing furniture and fixtures for earthquake preparedness • Using power tools such as nail guns, circular saws and sanders

Louis and Ryan discuss the impact of the earthquake and tsunami on the world economy; inflation, interest rates, the Fed and Bank of Japan action and the U.S. budget negotiations; the profile of home purchasers today; the paradox of government intervention to make «homes affordable for everyone»; the direction of the rental market, rent vs. buy ratios; the comparison of Fed action during the Volker years vs the Bernanke era; Charlie Sheen, oil prices; the direction of the dollar and other currencies race to the bottom; the status of the dollar as the world's reserve currency; the abandonment of the gold standard; the fate of fiat currencies; Utah's gold standard push; the actions states are taking to cut spending; the price of gold and silver and their role as stores of value; real estate vs. gold and silver as investments; the impact of shadow inventory on general inventory; the impact of the numbers of government workers and their salaries on the D.C. area housing market.

It's during these times of adversity and the unknown (tornadoes, fires, floods, earthquakes, etc.) that I believe we, as humans, can fully comprehend what is important in life.