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Which of the following is NOT considered good seismic design?
  a. installing steel reinforcing rods in concrete structures
  b. bolting frame houses to the foundation
  c. nailing plywood sheeting over a wood frame
  d. attaching wall framing to the sill with metal L braces
  e. mixing cement with as much sand as possible



Question 2

Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below: The modified Mercalli scale is
  better than the Richter magnitude scale in comparing earthquakes from widely separated geographical
  areas BECAUSE seismic intensity is a function of the energy released, construction practices, and
  local geology.
  a. The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid.
  b. The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid.
  c. The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect.
  d. The assertion is incorrect, but the reason is correct.
  e. Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.




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Brenm

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Answer to Question 1

E

Answer to Question 2

D




rl

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Reply 2 on: Jul 15, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review


Jsherida

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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