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许多人曾经问我为什么可以居住在面临地震威胁的洛杉矶地区。我的回答通常是我们有一些合理而严格的建筑规范,如果我们的建筑物能够经受得住未来的地震,地震对生命安全的威胁将被降至最低水平。现行的建筑规范要求对预期的50年发震概率为10%的最强地震
Many people once asked me why I could live in the Los Angeles area in the face of the earthquake. My answer is usually that we have some reasonable and rigorous building codes that will minimize the threat to life safety if our buildings can withstand future earthquakes. The current building code requires the strongest earthquake of 10% of the expected 50-year geophone