look i can't think of one earthquake where the epicenter was actually inside the city. put the absorbers or redirectors around city limits.
Its a HUGE project -- but you only need to do it one time and then QA test every few years for making replacements. What is spending 1 billion to LA when you could guarantee your whole city did not feel the earthquake.
Better to use policy to make building and staying in such vulnerable areas unattractive
Its a HUGE project -- but you only need to do it one time
What if the bore holes were horizontal instead of vertical and offset similar to the steps of staircase, either ascending or descending?
Would the 'waves' be diverted up into the atmosphere or down towards the lithososphere?
Would the 'waves' be diverted up into the atmosphere or down towards the lithososphere?
antialias_physorg
Feb 12, 2013Though the concept does not seem to apply to Earth movement that lifts/drops the affected area (as you can't move the wave out of the medium).