Earthquake engineering | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-05-15

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00:01:28 1 Seismic loading
00:01:59 2 Seismic performance
00:02:48 2.1 Seismic performance assessment
00:03:12 2.1.1 Experimental assessment
00:03:57 2.1.2 Analytical/Numerical assessment
00:06:23 3 Research for earthquake engineering
00:07:29 3.1 Major U.S. research programs
00:10:16 3.2 Earthquake simulation
00:11:18 3.3 Structure simulation
00:12:17 4 Seismic vibration control
00:14:25 4.1 Dry-stone walls control
00:15:12 4.2 Tuned mass damper
00:15:56 4.3 Hysteretic dampers
00:17:53 4.4 Base isolation
00:20:46 5 Seismic design
00:22:33 5.1 Seismic design requirements
00:24:22 5.2 Failure modes
00:29:15 6 Earthquake-resistant construction
00:30:42 6.1 Adobe structures
00:31:32 6.2 Limestone and sandstone structures
00:32:26 6.3 Timber frame structures
00:32:59 6.4 Light-frame structures
00:33:31 6.5 Reinforced masonry structures
00:34:22 6.6 Reinforced concrete structures
00:35:25 6.7 Prestressed structures
00:36:24 6.8 Steel structures
00:37:41 7 Prediction of earthquake losses
00:38:37 8 See also



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Earthquake engineering is an interdisciplinary branch of engineering that designs and analyzes structures, such as buildings and bridges, with earthquakes in mind. Its overall goal is to make such structures more resistant to earthquakes. An earthquake (or seismic) engineer aims to construct structures that will not be damaged in minor shaking and will avoid serious damage or collapse in a major earthquake. Earthquake engineering is the scientific field concerned with protecting society, the natural environment, and the man-made environment from earthquakes by limiting the seismic risk to socio-economically acceptable levels. Traditionally, it has been narrowly defined as the study of the behavior of structures and geo-structures subject to seismic loading; it is considered as a subset of structural engineering, geotechnical engineering, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, applied physics, etc. However, the tremendous costs experienced in recent earthquakes have led to an expansion of its scope to encompass disciplines from the wider field of civil engineering, mechanical engineering and from the social sciences, especially sociology, political science, economics and finance.
The main objectives of earthquake engineering are:

Foresee the potential consequences of strong earthquakes on urban areas and civil infrastructure.
Design, construct and maintain structures to perform at earthquake exposure up to the expectations and in compliance with building codes.A properly engineered structure does not necessarily have to be extremely strong or expensive. It has to be properly designed to withstand the seismic effects while sustaining an acceptable level of damage.