earthquake resistance
Anti-tremor building design
Earthquake resistance is the ability of a structure to withstand seismic forces without collapse or major damage.
Buildings achieve it through engineering features like flexible foundations, reinforced frames, and shock absorbers.
The term appears in building codes and real estate: The tower was designed for earthquake resistance.
Also called seismic resistance.
- reinforced concreteCement with steel bars
- cross bracingDiagonal supports preventing lateral movement
- seismic wavesEnergy from earth movements
- building codesLaws governing structure safety
- carbon fiberReinforced polymer composite
engineered wood · liquefaction · smart materials · shock absorbers · ductility · fault lines · ring of fire · epicenter · aftershocks · resonance · structural integrity · early warning systems · magnitude · tectonic plates · evacuation plans · pagoda · insurance policies · retrofitting
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- structural dynamicsnatural frequency, resonance, oscillation
earthquake resistancestructural weakness
Flaw in construction integrity
structural instability · structural failure · brittleness · flimsiness
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