Earthquake-Resistant Building Technology
Methods for making a structure earthquake-resistant involve either deflecting, absorbing, transferring, or distributing vibrations from seismic activity. Those methods come into play with
Thus, all communities can benefit from knowledge of earthquake-resistant building technology. Earthquakes occur when tectonic plates in the earth's lithosphere (the mantle and crust) grind together and then suddenly shift. The shift produces a massive energy release that travels from the epicenter through the ground in concentric waves.
Earthquake-resistant construction, the fabrication of a building or structure that is able to withstand the sudden ground shaking that is characteristic of earthquakes, thereby minimizing structural damage and human deaths and injuries. Suitable construction methods are required to ensure that
Though earthquakes are uncontrollable, earthquake damage to people and property is predictable and preventable with earthquake engineering and earthquake-resistant building technology. While an earthquake-proof building is impossible, at least for the foreseeable future, earthquake resistance is possible with a holistic, cohesive approach.
Advanced designs intended to withstand earthquakes are effective only if proper construction methods are used in the site selection, foundation, structural members, and connection joints.
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