earthquake engineering
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a word derived from
earthquake engineer.
earthquake engineernouna civil engineer who studies the effects of seismic activity on structures and consults on earthquake-resistant design and construction.
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Prior to 2009, Bangkok did not have a comprehensive safety standard for constructing buildings to withstand earthquakes, according to Dr Christian Málaga-Chuquitaype, a senior lecturer in earthquake engineering at Imperial College London.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2025
Scientific American spoke with several earthquake engineering experts to learn more about how using the right building methods can prevent homes, offices and other structures from succumbing to the capricious movements of the Earth.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 22, 2023
Mustafa Erdik, who founded the department of earthquake engineering at Boğaziçi University in Istanbul, said in an email that problems in Turkey lie in the “degree of conformity with the code.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 9, 2023
“There’s always a risk, but I have very high confidence in Diablo,” says Peter Yanev, an earthquake engineering consultant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2022
While studying earthquake engineering at Stanford in 2014, he traveled home to India to get engaged in Srinagar.
From New York Times ● Aug. 9, 2019