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The document discusses where future earthquakes may occur based on active tectonic plate movements. It predicts that the west coast of South America, the Indonesian coast, and the California coast are areas that could experience an earthquake soon. It also mentions other areas like the Cuban border, southern Europe, New Zealand, Haiti, and Japan as common earthquake locations. The document learns that islands near tectonic plate boundaries experience many earthquakes and they can also occur inland from plate boundaries. Factors that influence earthquake prediction include past earthquake history and proximity to tectonic plate boundaries. Really large earthquakes typically strike at tectonic plate boundaries, especially those at the edges of continents or in the ocean.
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The document discusses potential locations for future earthquakes based on various factors. It identifies the west coast of South America, Indonesia, the Alaskan coast, Mexico/Latin America, Hawaii, Cuba, southern Europe, New Zealand, Haiti, and Japan as areas that could experience future earthquakes due to their locations near tectonic plate boundaries and histories of seismic activity. It notes that past earthquake locations and proximity to plate boundaries can help predict future earthquake risks. Really large earthquakes generally occur at tectonic plate boundaries, especially those along continental edges or in the oceans.
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The document discusses factors that influence earthquake prediction and locations that are prone to earthquakes. It summarizes that most major quakes occur near convergent plate boundaries in places that have not experienced a significant quake recently. Based on proximity to plate boundaries and past earthquake activity, the top 10 countries most likely to experience a major quake soon are listed as the United States, Mexico, Russia, Venezuela, Colombia, Algeria, Spain, Portugal, India, and New Zealand. Of these, the United States is identified as most likely due to its location on a convergent plate boundary with ongoing small quakes but fewer major quakes than other parts of the boundary.
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1. The document discusses areas where earthquakes may occur next based on plate tectonics and past earthquake activity. These areas include the boundaries of the Arabian, African, and Eurasian Plates, as well as southern Panama, southwestern South America, Australia, the Cocos Plate, and the Philippine and Pacific Plate boundary.
2. Factors that influence earthquake prediction are discussed, including the type of plate boundary, the number of past earthquakes in an area, and other geological characteristics.
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About 47% of big earthquakes occur within 100 miles of a convergent plate boundary, which are more powerful and occur along major fault lines. Transform fault boundaries are associated with earthquakes over 7.0 magnitude, which predominantly occur along plate boundaries. 71% of large earthquakes happen within 200 miles of a convergent plate boundary. Seismologists use satellites to detect small electrical charges from rock strain to better predict earthquakes.
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Linear Measurements: Instruments used. Linear Measurement by Tape, Ranging out Survey Lines and overcoming Obstructions; Measurements on sloping ground; Tape corrections, conventional symbols. Angular Measurements: Instruments used; Introduction to Compass Surveying, Bearings and Longitude & Latitude of a Line, Introduction to total station.
Levelling: Instrument used Object of levelling, Methods of levelling in brief, and Contour maps.
Chapter 4
Buildings: Selection of site for Buildings, Layout of Building Plan, Types of buildings, Plinth area, carpet area, floor space index, Introduction to building byelaws, concept of sun light & ventilation. Components of Buildings & their functions, Basic concept of R.C.C., Introduction to types of foundation
Chapter 5
Transportation: Introduction to Transportation Engineering; Traffic and Road Safety: Types and Characteristics of Various Modes of Transportation; Various Road Traffic Signs, Causes of Accidents and Road Safety Measures.
Chapter 6
Environmental Engineering: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Acts and Regulations, Functional Concepts of Ecology, Basics of Species, Biodiversity, Ecosystem, Hydrological Cycle; Chemical Cycles: Carbon, Nitrogen & Phosphorus; Energy Flow in Ecosystems.
Water Pollution: Water Quality standards, Introduction to Treatment & Disposal of Waste Water. Reuse and Saving of Water, Rain Water Harvesting. Solid Waste Management: Classification of Solid Waste, Collection, Transportation and Disposal of Solid. Recycling of Solid Waste: Energy Recovery, Sanitary Landfill, On-Site Sanitation. Air & Noise Pollution: Primary and Secondary air pollutants, Harmful effects of Air Pollution, Control of Air Pollution. . Noise Pollution Harmful Effects of noise pollution, control of noise pollution, Global warming & Climate Change, Ozone depletion, Greenhouse effect
Text Books:
1. Palancharmy, Basic Civil Engineering, McGraw Hill publishers.
2. Satheesh Gopi, Basic Civil Engineering, Pearson Publishers.
3. Ketki Rangwala Dalal, Essentials of Civil Engineering, Charotar Publishing House.
4. BCP, Surveying volume 1
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