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You are a co-op student working at Xcellent Engineering, a British Columbia-based engineering firm. You are a member of a multidisciplinary team responsible for contributing to local and provincial disaster response systems in the event of earthquakes, spills, floods, or any other disaster events.

You have been tasked with investigation of risks to engineering systems and structures within Richmond, B.C., specifically in the event of an earthquake.

Some of the questions you must investigate are as follows:

• What types of buildings or infrastructure are most susceptible to earthquake damage?
• What would the impact of an earthquake be to wired and wireless communication networks?
• What effects would an earthquake have on power, water, and gas supply?
• What are the risks of liquefaction?

The research you conduct and communicate via a technical report will be used as a basis for prioritization of earthquake prevention and mitigation efforts.