Earthquake intensity is charted on a Richter scale on a scale of 1 to

Q: more stations lying outside the watershed were found to have weightages. The details of Thiessen…

A: Given:- five rain gauge stations To find:- average depth of rainfall on the watershed in july 2012…

Q: List the sequence of topics to be written in geotechnical reports.

A: the sequence of topics to be written in geotechnical reports are: 1. SUMMARY: Which includes…

Q: Explain the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale the experience data obtained from investigating…

A: Earthquake are caused due to movement of Tectonic Plates.  The Modified Mercalli Scale is used to…

Q: Describe the benefits of measuring magnitude over intensity of earthquake

A: The impact, size, and strength of an earthquake are commonly expressed by using two types of…

Q: With the help of relevant diagrams, briefly explain the difference between a normal fault and a…

A: We have to asked for normal fault and reverse fault difference.

Q: The watershed of a stream has five rain gauge stations inside the basin. When Thiessen polygons were…

A: Given; Rain gauge station A B C D E F G H Thiessen Polygon area (km2 ) 720 1380 1440 1040 900…

Q: Historical record of Earthquakes in Pasadena from 1836 to 1961 shows that there were 16 earthquakes…

A: Given: Number of earthquakes with ground intensity in MM-scale of VI or higher from 1836 to 1961 =…

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Q: An earthquake was measured by a seismograph 60 kilometers from the epicenter that recorded a maximum…

A: Distance of point under consideration from epicenter = 60 kmIntensity of earthquake = 5.7×10-5 μmTo…

Q: Draw a Fault Tree for the Sayano-Shushenskaya Disaster. ( safety for engineers ) can you tell me…

A: It is asked about the Sayano - Shushenskaya Disaster and the causes for the disaster. Also draw the…

Q: What are the steps taken to monitor an Earth dam? Give an account of an Earth dam and how it is…

A: Answer Introduction Monitoring of the dam is the automated monitoring system which is an important…

Q: Why is it important to determine the seismicity of the region in geological investigation?

A: Geology is simply the study of the Earth. Geologists, in general, study how the Earth operates, both…

Q: What is a response spectrum? Please write the factors that influence the acceleration response…

A: Earthquake: An earthquake is a motion of the ground caused due to the movement of the rock materials…

Q: A hydraulic structure is sized for a 50 year recurrence interval design discharge. What is the risk…

A: Given, T = 50years  Risk of exceedence in 20 years = ?

Q: Problem: Consider an 8.5-m high concrete dam shown which is 2.4 m at the top base and 5.1 m at the…

A: Height of the dam, H = 8.5 mTop Base width, b = 2.4 mBottom base width, B = 5.1 mHeight of the…

Q: Calculate the combined settlement (81 + 82 + 83) of a single bored pile in a deep uniform clay layer…

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Q: Using the the following values, please calculate Specific Gravity Corrected G corrected (rounded to…

A: Given, K-value = 1.0004122 Uncorrected G = 2.251

Q: What are stability and normality tests?

A: Normality: It is defined as the state of the data distribution that will occur as a normal…

Q: Find how much more earth movement is caused by an earthquake of magnitude 6.9 than by an earthquake…

A: Magnitude of 1st earthquake = 6.4Magnitude of 2nd earthquake = 6.9To determine : Amount by which…

Q: Describe Hydraulic modelling and its importance in operation of hydraulic projects?

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Q: How to get the corrected meniscus value?

A: The suspension used in Hydrometer test is opaque, thus the observations are taken at the top of the…

Q: Write down the main components of the statnamic test.

A: Statnamic test: The development of this test is begins in 1988 with a test device of 0.1 MN. Today…

Q: Calculations of oedometer test Data Sheet: The results in the table have been obtained from the…

A: The coefficient of the compression index is the slope of the curve drawn between the void ratio and…

Q: What is the relation between recurrence interval and the annual probability of an earthquake?

A: An earthquake is the shaking of the Earth's surface caused by a sudden release of energy in the…

Q: Damaging earthquakes in an area occur following a Poisson probability mass function. In the past 100…

A: In past 100 years = 11 Earthquakes A Poisson probability mass is a statistical function to…

Q: What return period a Municipal Engineer should adopt in the design of a culvert on a drain, if he is…

A: Given data in question  Risk Expected life Culvert To find out  Return period

Q: Explain how computation for earthquake's magnitude can be used for this problem: Give one example…

A: ANSWER:- I am going with problem of Seepage through soil In Seepage Analysis I am dealing here a…

Q: a) What is an earthquake? b) Briefly explain the effects of earthquakes on civil engineering works.…

A: Earthquake:- It occurs when two blocks of the earth slip past or bump each other. The surface where…

Q: Describe what are the Causes and Effects of Earthquakes.

A: An seismic waves or earthquake is a rapid shift of both the earth's crust through trembling. Seismic…

Q: 1. A built-up column has a length of 6 m. If consist of a core of W360 x 382 with two plates having…

A: Given,  L = 6 m or 6000 mm  Kx = 1  Ky = 0.85 Fy = 250 MPa

Q: Give examples of practical problems for which estimates of the coefficient of concolidation (cv) are…

A: When the soil is subjected to increasing pressure, it undergoes first under compaction and then…