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write briefly about the ways in which buildings are protected from earthquaks.

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Buildings are protected from earthquaks using the dampers. Dampers are mechanical devices. Its function is to absorb and dissipate the energy supplied by the ground movement during an earthquake so that the building remains unharmed.


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