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• Earthquake engineering — is the study of the behavior of buildings and structures subject to seismic loading. It is a subset of both structural and civil engineering.The main objectives of earthquake engineering are: * Understand the interaction between buildings or… …   Wikipedia

• Earthquake construction — is a branch of architectural engineering concerned with making sure structures can withstand as severe an earthquake shock as possible given the materials available. When, the structure in question is a human habitation, the questions of… …   Wikipedia

• EARTHQUAKE — EARTHQUAKE, ground vibrations produced generally by a sudden subterranean occurrence. Accounts of destructive earthquakes extend far into antiquity. In biblical times earthquakes, like thunder and other natural cataclysms, were regarded as… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• earthquake — /errth kwayk /, n. 1. a series of vibrations induced in the earth s crust by the abrupt rupture and rebound of rocks in which elastic strain has been slowly accumulating. 2. something that is severely disruptive; upheaval. [1300 50; ME erthequake …   Universalium

• Earthquake — For other uses, see Earthquake (disambiguation). Global earthquake epicenters, 1963–1998 …   Wikipedia

• collapse — 01. The student [collapsed] in the hallway and had to be taken to the nurse s office. 02. The seating in the gymnasium [collapsed] during the basketball game because the students were jumping up and down on it. 03. Firefighters had to abandon… …   Grammatical examples in English

• Earthquake (film) — Infobox Film | name =Earthquake caption =Earthquake movie poster director = Mark Robson producer = Mark Robson writer = George Fox Mario Puzo starring =Charlton Heston Ava Gardner George Kennedy Lorne Greene Geneviève Bujold Richard Roundtree… …   Wikipedia

• Earthquake hazard zoning of India — The Indian subcontinent had a long history of devastating earthquakes. The major reason for the high frequency and intensity of the earthquakes is that India continues to drive into Asia at a rate of appromately 47 mm/year [ cite web title =… …   Wikipedia

• collapse — col|lapse1 S3 [kəˈlæps] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(structure)¦ 2¦(illness/injury)¦ 3¦(fail)¦ 4¦(prices)¦ 5¦(sit/lie)¦ 6¦(fold something smaller)¦ 7¦(medical)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1700 1800; : Latin; Origin: collapsus, past participle of collabi, from com ( …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• collapse — I. verb (collapsed; collapsing) Etymology: Latin collapsus, past participle of collabi, from com + labi to fall, slide more at sleep Date: 1732 intransitive verb 1. to fall or shrink together abruptly and completely ; fall into a jumbled or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• collapse — 1 verb 1 STRUCTURE (I) if a building, wall, piece of furniture etc collapses, it suddenly falls down because its structure is weak or because it has been hit with a sudden violent force: The roof is in danger of collapsing. | Uncle Ted s chair… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English