3. Reading: Earthquake Simulations

Unit 10a deals with plans for a destructive test on an experimental building. The test is intended to discover whether the building, fitted with a new type of damper, aka shock absorber, is capable of resisting seismic shocks up to 7.3 on the Richter scale. Read about this test on p. 74 in the book (Bonamy, D. (2013). Technical English 4) and complete these two tasks: Reading A and Reading B.