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What type of ground causes the most destruction?
Questioner:Stella Ross 2018-04-06 09:55:50
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Felix Davis——Works at the International Committee of the Red Cross, Lives in Geneva, Switzerland.
As a seismologist with extensive experience in the study of earthquakes and their effects on the Earth's surface, I can provide insight into the type of ground that causes the most destruction during seismic events.
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Oliver Wilson——Works at the International Organization for Standardization, Lives in Geneva, Switzerland.
Surface waves, in contrast to body waves can only move along the surface. They arrive after the main P and S waves and are confined to the
outer layers of the Earth. They cause the most surface destruction. Earthquake surface waves are divided into two different categories: Love and Rayleigh.
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