what kind of seismic wave does the most damage?
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Type of seismic wave that causes the most damage? The Love and Rayleigh waves (collectively known as surface waves) are the slowest moving but most damaging of the seismic waves.
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How Earthquakes Work Richter ratings only give you a rough idea of the actual impact of an earthquake, though. As we've seen, an earthquake's destructive power varies depending on the composition of the ground in an area and the design and placement of man-made structures. The extent of damage is rated on the Mercalli scale. Mercalli ratings, which are given as Roman numerals, are based on largely subjective interpretations. A low intensity earthquake, one in which only some people feel the vibration and there is no significant property damage, is rated as a II.
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- Much of the damage inflicted by a nuclear explosion is the result of its shock wave. There are two components to a blast’s shock wave. First, there’s the wall of pressure that expands outward from the explosion. It is this pressure, measured in psi (pounds per square inch), that blows away the walls from buildings.
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Which seismic waves cause the greatest damage? Why? Report Abuse. 1  The wave on the earths surface do to the long wave length will cause buildings to sway. 2  Surface waves can cause the most damage. 3  Surface wave because they are the ones moving at the very surface of the crust knocking over buildings.  Surface waves.
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Seismic retrofit Side-to-side forces cause most earthquake damage. Bolting of the mudsill to the foundation and application of plywood to cripple walls are a few basic retrofit techniques which homeowners may apply to wood-framed residential structures to mitigate the effects of seismic activity.
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Which seismic waves cause the greatest damage? Why? Best Answer: Mainly 4 waves are generated from earthquakes. They are P wave is the primary wave. Generated from the point called focus. The speed of this wave is from 13 to 17 kilo meters per second. Moves the particles in its direction of propagation. you can assume that this is non destructive wave.
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How Fast Does a Seismic Wave Travel? Seismic waves travel through the earth during an earthquake. They occur when stress at a plate or other regions on the earth is released. Waves that travel through the crust are called surface waves. These cause most of the damage associated with earthquakes. Waves that travel through deeper layers are called body waves.
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- Seismic waves move through the ground. during an earthquake. Some of these. waves are compressional, and others are transverse. The seismic. waves that cause most damage to buildings are a kind of rolling. waves. These rolling waves are a combination of compressional.
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- A seismic wave is simply a means of transferring energy from one spot to another within the earth. Although seismologists recognize different types of waves, we are interested in only two types: P (primary) waves, which are similar to sound waves, and S (secondary) waves, which are a kind of shear wave.
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How do earthquakes produce seismic waves? Surface waves (e.g. Rayleigh waves, Love waves) that produce vertical motion of the ground surface produce the most damage during an earthquake.
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Earthquake Waves: Types & Concept Because of the size of these plates, earthquake waves carry huge amounts of energy. In this lesson, we discussed four types of seismic waves: P-waves, S-waves, Rayleigh waves and Love waves. The first two are body waves, the latter two are surface waves. Love waves cause the most damage and P-waves the least. Thanks to our study of seismic waves, we have a better idea of what to expect when an earthquake hits. Through this knowledge and better preparation, we can save both property and human lives.
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- What damage do p waves cause? P waves typically cause little to no damage when it comes to buildings, because buildings are usually built to withhold a back-and-forth motion (being the most common motion).… I hope this helps.
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- Earthquake shaking and damage is the result of three basic types of elastic waves. Two of the three propagate within a body of rock. The faster of these body waves is called the primary or P wave. Its motion is the same as that of a sound wave in that, as it spreads out, it alternately pushes (compresses) and pulls (dilates) the rock.
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Earthquakes B) perpendicular. P waves are the fastest kind of seismic wave. A longitudinal P wave has the ability to move through solid rock and fluid rock, like water or the semi-liquid layers of the earth. It pushes and pulls the rock it moves through in the same way sound waves push and pull the air.
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- Earthquakes radiate seismic energy as both body and surface waves. Body Waves. Traveling through the interior of the earth, body waves arrive before the surface waves emitted by an earthquake. These waves are of a higher frequency than surface waves.
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Earthquakes: seismic waves The two main types of waves are body waves and surface waves. Body waves can travel through the earth's inner layers, but surface waves can only move along the surface of the planet like ripples on water. Earthquakes radiate seismic energy as both body and surface waves. Body Waves.
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What type of wave caused by an earhquake does the most above-ground damage?? S waves are transverse, like ripples on a pond. P waves are compressive, like sound waves. Both types can do a lot of damage when they reach the surface with sufficient energy. Which type does the most above-ground damage depends on the structure's vulnerability to each type. Long, flat structures, for example, tend to be less vulnerable to S waves than P waves.
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Which seismic waves cause the greatest damage? Why? These are called surface waves. The speed is slower than other two waves.L wave gives only lateral movement and R wave or Raleigh wave is the rolling wave because it moves the building in elliptical direction it is most dangerous than any other waves.Visit my slide show at. My Community in Orkut.
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Seismic wave Seismic surface waves travel along the Earth's surface. They can be classified as a form of mechanical surface waves. They are called surface waves, as they diminish as they get further from the surface. They travel more slowly than seismic body waves (P and S). In large earthquakes, surface waves can have an amplitude of several centimeters.
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- Severe damage from shaking occurred in the Valdivia-Puerto Montt area. Most of the casualties and much of the damage was because of large tsunamis which caused damage along the coast of Chile from Lebu to Puerto Aisen and in many areas of the Pacific Ocean.his quake was preceded by 4 foreshocks bigger than magnitude 7.0, including a magnitude 7.9 on May 21 that caused severe damage in the Concepcion area. Many aftershocks occurred, with 5 of magnitude 7.0 or greater through Nov 1.
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Seismic Waves: Moving and Shaking During an Earthquake Rayleigh waves, also called ground roll, travel like ocean waves over the surface of the Earth, moving the ground surface up and down. They cause most of the shaking at the ground surface during an earthquake. Love waves are fast and move the ground from side to side. Body waves travel through the Earth. P-waves are the fastest type of seismic wave. As P-waves travel, the surrounding rock is repeatedly compressed and then stretched.
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- After 15 years in the game, what is your instructional approach in teaching others the game at your Hotseat Seminar series? Why surface waves cause the most damage to property? Surface waves cause the most damage because they travel above ground on the surface Vs. other waves that travel within the crust.
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Seismic wave Among the many types of seismic waves, one can make a broad distinction between body waves and surface waves. 1  Body waves travel through the interior of the Earth. 2  Surface waves travel across the surface. 3  Surface waves decay more slowly with distance than do body waves, which travel in three dimensions.
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Earthquakes: seismic waves The two main types of waves are body waves and surface waves. Body waves can travel through the earth's inner layers, but surface waves can only move along the surface of the planet like ripples on water. Earthquakes radiate seismic energy as both body and surface waves. Body Waves Traveling through the interior of the earth, body waves arrive before the surface waves emitted by an earthquake.
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What are earthquake waves? Introduction. Earthquake waves are seismic waves that are created when energy builds up in rocks and they fracture. Scientists estimate there are several million earthquakes each year. Every earthquake produces P waves and S waves but only larger earthquakes produce Love waves and Rayleigh waves.
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- What type of waves is produced during an earthquake? Seismic waves consist of P waves which travel through the Earth fast. They compress the medium they travel through;S waves which also travel through the Earth, shearing the s … olid Earth as they go.