California, Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia are only a select few of multiple locations around the globe that could face not only major earthquakes but also tsunamis. Yet, while these disasters might feel unstoppable, it is fully possible to severely reduce the damage that they end up causing. Yes, you can even reduce a tsunami's run-up height, with the correct infrastructure. This video will briefly cover three differing points on how as a whole the damage from these disasters can be reduced.
Full disclosure: I am a geologist and not a true engineer, so there is the potential that my explanations of the subject matter in today's video could be somewhat incorrect.
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This video's thumbnail image displays heavy damage from California's 1989 M6.9 earthquake.
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[3] Susumu Yasuda, Keisuke Ishikawa, Appropriate measures to prevent the liquefaction-induced inclination of existing houses, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Volume 115, 2018, Pages 652-662, ISSN 0267-7261, [ Ссылка ]. ([ Ссылка ])
0:00 Earthquake Risk
0:35 Real Life Example
2:21 Building Materials
3:09 Liquefaction Damage
3:53 Tsunami Damage Reduction
