Mid-Continent Earthquakes

Date Submitted: 11/05/2004 20:39:36
Category: / Science & Technology
Length: 7 pages (1965 words)
Mid-Continent Earthquakes and Their Effect on Concrete Structures Disasters come in many shapes, sizes, and forms yet all are detrimental to people and structures of all types. The most terrifying of all disasters are natural disasters, the force of nature is rivaled by no man made disaster. One of the natural disasters that has terrorized as well as fascinated humans through out history is the earthquake. Most earthquakes are associated with areas such as Southern …
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