Earthquake Design
Unlike its trans-Tasman neighbour, Australia has been spared from a major earthquake event so far. Surely its position on the Australian plate is a good reason for that but we cannot expect such luck to last forever. According to Geoscience Australia, “On average 100 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or more are recorded in Australia each year.” Let’s have an overview of the earthquake design procedures.
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