earthquake engineering
- a word derived from earthquake engineer.
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The Pasadena-based institute, with a 3% admission rate last year, boasts 46 Nobel laureates and cutting-edge research in such fields as earthquake engineering, behavioral genetics, geochemistry, quantum information and aerospace.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2023
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
One of Turkey's foremost earthquake engineering specialists, Prof Mustafa Erdik, believes the dramatic loss of life was down to building codes not being followed, and he blames ignorance and ineptitude in the building industry.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 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
I am a structural engineering professor and conduct research in earthquake engineering and other hazards.
From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2010
