earthquake engineering

collocation in English

meaningsofearthquakeandengineering

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earthquake
noun[C]
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/ˈɜːθ.kweɪk/us
/ˈɝːθ.kweɪk/
a sudden violent movement of the earth's surface, sometimes causing ...
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engineering
noun[U]
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/ˌen.dʒɪˈnɪə.rɪŋ/us
/ˌen.dʒɪˈnɪr.ɪŋ/
the work of an engineer (= a person who designs or builds machines, engines, electrical systems, or large structures such as roads or bridges using scientific principles), or the study of ...
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(Definition ofearthquakeandengineeringfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The title is misleading in that the book is overwhelmingly concerned with details ofearthquakeengineering, risk and hazard evaluation, and local site assessment.
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His research interests include deep excavations,earthquakeengineering, numerical modeling, and soil-structure interaction.
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It also means, exploring architecture and its possibilities, through the principles ofearthquakeengineering.
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He is renowned for his research inearthquakeengineering.
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Base isolation is one of the most powerful tools ofearthquakeengineeringpertaining to the passive structural vibration control technologies.
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Seismic noise is relevant to any discipline that depends on seismology, such as geology, oil exploration, hydrology, andearthquakeengineering, and structural health monitoring.
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Due to itsearthquakeengineering, the airport emerged unscathed, mostly due to the use of sliding joints.
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Around this time in his career, he became involved inearthquakeengineeringthrough development of building codes for earthquake prone areas.
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In the 1960s he established a new research area, geotechnicalearthquakeengineering, and he is commonly regarded as the founding father of this area.
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Earthquakeengineeringrequires a good understanding of how structures will perform at earthquakes.
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Seismic architecture is an approach to architectural design that draws uponearthquakeengineeringdesign issues as a significant source of inspiration.
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A list of earthquake coefficients used in structural design forearthquakeengineeringaround the world.
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Due to the nature of some loading conditions, sub-disciplines within structural engineering have emerged, including wind engineering andearthquakeengineering.
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Earthquakeengineeringis a sub-discipline of structural engineering.
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Structural engineers require expertise in strength of materials and in the seismic design of structures covered byearthquakeengineering.
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For the purpose of wind orearthquakeengineering, columns may be designed to resist lateral forces.
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The most affected structures were those built of concrete, which in some cases collapsed completely due to lack ofearthquakeengineering.
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It is part of the process of structural design,earthquakeengineeringor structural assessment and retrofit (see structural engineering) in regions where earthquakes are prevalent.
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Special framed shear walls are becoming more common to help buildings meet the requirements ofearthquakeengineeringand wind engineering.
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Those criteria are only consistent with the contemporary state of the knowledge aboutearthquakeengineeringstructures.
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