earthquake resistant design
1Earthquake preparedness — refers to a variety of measures designed to help individuals, businesses, and local and state governments in earthquake prone areas to prepare for significant earthquakes. Preparedness measures are part of the emergency management cycle, and can… …
2earthquake — /errth kwayk /, n. 1. a series of vibrations induced in the earth s crust by the abrupt rupture and rebound of rocks in which elastic strain has been slowly accumulating. 2. something that is severely disruptive; upheaval. [1300 50; ME erthequake …
3Earthquake hazard zoning of India — The Indian subcontinent had a long history of devastating earthquakes. The major reason for the high frequency and intensity of the earthquakes is that India continues to drive into Asia at a rate of appromately 47 mm/year [ cite web title =… …
4Earthquake engineering — is the study of the behavior of buildings and structures subject to seismic loading. It is a subset of both structural and civil engineering.The main objectives of earthquake engineering are: * Understand the interaction between buildings or… …
5Earthquake construction — is a branch of architectural engineering concerned with making sure structures can withstand as severe an earthquake shock as possible given the materials available. When, the structure in question is a human habitation, the questions of… …
61933 Long Beach earthquake — Earthquake title=1933 Long Beach earthquake date= 11 March 1933 (UTC) magnitude = 6.4 Mw depth=convert|10|km|mi|sp=us location=coord|33.63|N|118.00|W|region:US|display=inline countries affected = USA (Southern California) intensity = VIII… …
71989 Newcastle earthquake — Date 28 December 1989 (1989 12 28) Magnitude 5.6 ML (5.4  …
82002 Bou'in-Zahra earthquake — Earthquake title=2002 Bou in–Zahra earthquake date= June 22, 2002 origintime = 02:58 UTC (7:28 a.m. Iran Standard Time) duration = 7 seconds caption = Star indicates epicenter of the earthquake magnitude = 6.5 Mw depth=convert|10|km|mi|6cite web… …
9National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering — NCREE Type: Non Profit Organisation Established: 1980 Director: Tsai, Keh Chyuan (蔡克銓) Faculty: 100 Address: No.200, Section 3, Xinhai Rd, Taipei 106, Taiwan …
10Great Hanshin earthquake — Great Hanshin Earthquake …
