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Which structure is better earthquake resistant, a concrete or a steel structure and why?

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Question added by Wolf Klaas Kinsbergen , Managing Director, Designer , ingenieursbureau KB International NV
Date Posted: 2015/01/02
Vinod Jetley
by Vinod Jetley , Assistant General Manager , State Bank of India

Steel Structures are Good at Resisting Earthquakes.

Reason: The paramount importance of ductility. Flexibility and low weight.

Alex Al Yazouri
by Alex Al Yazouri , General Manager , Al Mushref Cooperative Society

Steel structures are considered mostly earthquake resistant due to withstanding tension, bearing resistance in the inelastic range and ductility which may be observed in a material itself, in a structural element, or to a whole structure.

Muhammad Khalil
by Muhammad Khalil , Chief Engineer (Civil) , Water and Sanitation Services Mardan

Steel structure because steel can with stand tension and having yeilding capacity to resist rupture against lateral movements.

ahmed alyahiri
by ahmed alyahiri , محامي حر , مكتب المحامي عبدالرحمن الأهدل

Agree with the previous answers.

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