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earthquake engineer

American  

noun

  1. a civil engineer who studies the effects of seismic activity on structures and consults on earthquake-resistant design and construction.


Other Word Forms

  • earthquake engineering noun

Example Sentences

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Dr Kurtulus Atasever, a structural and earthquake engineer, met me to point some of them out.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2023

“Our seismic codes are only a minimum requirement,” says Sissy Nikolaou, research earthquake engineer at the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

From Scientific American • Feb. 22, 2023

Keith Porter, a nationally renowned earthquake engineer and research professor at the University of Colorado Boulder, said Ridgecrest’s result should not be seen as a “victory lap.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2019

Anna Lang, a California-based earthquake engineer with Miyamoto’s firm, said the building probably suffered severe side-to-side shaking.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2017

Said U.S. earthquake engineer Charles Scawthorn, a frequent visitor to Japan: ``This is the worst place in the country to have an earthquake.

From Time Magazine Archive