From here, it becomes an engineering problem; the engineer considers the ground motion that will occur and evaluates the requirements of the proposed structure in the light of the local foundation conditions.

Quote by Charles Francis Richter

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I suggested that we might compare earthquakes in terms of the measured amplitudes recorded at...

I suggested that we might compare earthquakes in terms of the measured amplitudes recorded at...

I was lucky because logarithmic plots are a device of the devil.

I was lucky because logarithmic plots are a device of the devil.

We would have been happy if we could have assigned just three categories, large, medium,...

We would have been happy if we could have assigned just three categories, large, medium,...

In every area of the world where there is earthquake risk, there are still many...

In every area of the world where there is earthquake risk, there are still many...

Nothing is less predictable than the development of an active scientific field.

Nothing is less predictable than the development of an active scientific field.

Emphasis was usually put on the horizontal acceleration factor, for the simple reason that ordinary...

Emphasis was usually put on the horizontal acceleration factor, for the simple reason that ordinary...

I usually point out that most loss of life and property has been due to...

I usually point out that most loss of life and property has been due to...

There is another common misapprehension that the magnitude scale is itself some kind of instrument...

There is another common misapprehension that the magnitude scale is itself some kind of instrument...

I repeatedly have to correct this belief. In a sense, magnitude involves steps of 10...

I repeatedly have to correct this belief. In a sense, magnitude involves steps of 10...

If one introduces the concept of energy of an earthquake then that is a theoretically...

If one introduces the concept of energy of an earthquake then that is a theoretically...

Intensity like signal strength will generally fall off with distance from the source, although it...

Intensity like signal strength will generally fall off with distance from the source, although it...

I'm glad to see the press now referring to the open-ended Richter scale.

I'm glad to see the press now referring to the open-ended Richter scale.

Incidentally, the usual designation of the magnitude scale to my name does less than justice...

Incidentally, the usual designation of the magnitude scale to my name does less than justice...

As seismologists gained more experience from earthquake records, it became obvious that the problem could...

As seismologists gained more experience from earthquake records, it became obvious that the problem could...

What emerged, of course, was that the magnitude scale presupposed that all earthquakes were alike...

What emerged, of course, was that the magnitude scale presupposed that all earthquakes were alike...

Refining is inevitable in science when you have made measurements of a phenomenon for a...

Refining is inevitable in science when you have made measurements of a phenomenon for a...

Logarithmic plots are a device of the devil.

Logarithmic plots are a device of the devil.

This is very similar to astronomy where different magnitudes are assigned to the brightness of...

This is very similar to astronomy where different magnitudes are assigned to the brightness of...

By moving them vertically, a representative mean curve could be formed, and individual events were...

By moving them vertically, a representative mean curve could be formed, and individual events were...

My amateur interest in astronomy brought out the term 'magnitude,' which is used for the...

My amateur interest in astronomy brought out the term 'magnitude,' which is used for the...