Earthquake engineering

Earthquake engineering
Main article: Earthquake engineering

Earthquake engineering covers ability of various structures to withstand hazardous earthquake exposures at the sites of their particular location.


Earthquake-proof and massive pyramid El Castillo, Chichen Itza

Earthquake engineering is a sub discipline of the broader category of Structural engineering. The main objectives of earthquake engineering are:[citation needed]


Snapshot from shake-table video [2] of testing base-isolated (right) and regular (left) building model
Understand interaction of structures with the shaky ground.
Foresee the consequences of possible earthquakes.
Design, construct and maintain structures to perform at earthquake exposure up to the expectations and in compliance with building codes.

Earthquake engineering structure does not necessarily mean "extremely strong" or "expensive", e.g., El Castillo pyramid at Chichen Itza shown above.[original research?]

Now, the most powerful and budgetary tool in earthquake engineering is base isolation which pertains to the passive structural vibration control technologies.[citation needed]