It Is Advisable to Keep Well Away from an Old

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Multiple Choice

It is advisable to keep well away from an old brick building during an earthquake.Why?

• A) Old brick walls are generally not well anchored to the ground and often topple over.
• B) The ornamental brick of the walls is not firmly attached to the main structure of the building, and it easily separates and falls.
• C) The frequency of earthquake shaking matches the frequency of flexure of brick walls; they buckle in the middle and fall.
• D) The mortar in old brick walls is generally crumbly, permitting groups of bricks to shake out and fall.
• E) Overhanging brick parapets often break off and fall.

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