Buildings collapse through earthquake. Do you agree?

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Yes. Cause During an eartquake the soil and the building act as two different systems due to the inertia of the buildding which leads to the destruction.
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Depends on severity of earthquake, may be or not
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In many cases it does. Many buildings collapse through earthquake because of generation of waves that propagate through the soil and create movement at the building's foundation making it unstable.
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It is generally wrong to say that earthquake is a disaster. We may say earthquake is hazard which may or may not cause threat to human life and property. So , earthquake don't lead to the collapse of buildings or any other humane made structure. But it is our wrong architectural that we build wrong type...
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It is generally wrong to say that earthquake is a disaster. We may say earthquake is hazard which may or may not cause threat to human life and property. So , earthquake don't lead to the collapse of buildings or any other humane made structure. But it is our wrong architectural that we build wrong type of structure on fault lines. Where tectonic plates clash. Many buildings collapse through earthquake because of generation of waves that propagate through the soil and create movement at the building's foundation making it unstable. read less
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It is generally wrong to say that earthquake is a disaster. We may say earthquake is hazard which may or may not cause threat to human life and property. So , earthquake don't lead to the collapse of buildings or any other humane made structure. But it is our wrong architectural that we build wrong type...
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It is generally wrong to say that earthquake is a disaster. We may say earthquake is hazard which may or may not cause threat to human life and property. So , earthquake don't lead to the collapse of buildings or any other humane made structure. But it is our wrong architectural that we build wrong type of structure on fault lines. Where tectonic plates clash. read less
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It depends on the intensity of the earthquakes.. If it's too high the buildings collapse o else no.
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Depends on how intense the earthquake is.
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