ArchitectureWeek - Puzzler Question #325

Quiz . 07 March 2007


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Architecture Puzzler #325

Ground rupture, ground shaking, and differential subsidence are three of the four main causes of foundation failure due to a seismic event. What is the fourth?

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Please provide a definition of "gloss" as it refers to paint. Rank these paint finishes from lowest light reflection to highest: satin/silk, semi-gloss, eggshell.

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Surviving arches in the ruins of a church in Messina, Italy, following an earthquake in 1908.
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