EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING
Earthquake engineering is the collective effort of earth scientists, geotechnical engineers, structural engineers, and public policymakers to provide a built environment that is safe in the event of an earthquake. A significant part of this effort and the focus here is related to structural engineering, which involves the design and construction of structures and the anchorage of nonstructural building contents. Additionally, structural evaluations and targeted retrofit of existing structures can be utilized to mitigate the risk of human and economic loss from an expected maximum probabilistic earthquake at a given site due to building collapse, loss of building contents, or economic downtime. Earthquake engineering thus constitutes a case study in specific relations between science, technology, and ethics.
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Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS)
PHIVOLCS is a service institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) that is principally mandated to mitigate disasters that may arise from volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunami and other related geotectonic phenomena.
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INTERNATIONAL
Australian Earthquake Engineering Society
AEES is a Technical Society of Engineers Australia. It was established after the 1989 Newcastle earthquake to promote the practice of earthquake engineering and engineering seismology.
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Center for Civil Engineering Earthquake Research
A research center by the University of Nevada, Reno conducting large-scale, experimental research to make buildings and bridges safe.
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International Association for Earthquake Engineering
The International Association for the Earthquake Engineering (IAEE) is a non-profit organization that includes representation from the world’s national earthquake engineering societies, each national society having a delegate to the IAEE. It complies updates and Regulations for Seismic Design: A World List, as well as other issue publications as necessary. Its flagship periodical, the journal entitle Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, has been a leading publication in the field since 1972. The IAEE’s fundamental goal is to help improve worldwide seismic safety.
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International Institute of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering
International Institute of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering (IISEE) invites engineers and researchers from earthquake prone developing countries, and provides training on seismology, earthquake engineering and tsunami disaster mitigation, and performs research and development related to the fields.
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Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER)
MCEER is a national multidisciplinary and multi-hazard earthquake engineering research center, helping communities by developing new knowledge, tools and technologies to increase disaster resiliency in the face of earthquakes and other extreme events.
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Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure
Funded by the National Science Foundation, the Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI), is a US-based, shared-use of facilities tailored for the natural hazards engineering research community.
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NIST Earthquake Engineering Group
The Earthquake Engineering Group carries out mission as lead federal agency for the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) and to improve codes, standards, and practices for buildings and lifelines; support development and commercial application of cost effective and affordable performance-based seismic engineering tools; and conduct disaster and failure studies to reduce the risk of earthquake hazards to buildings, lifelines, fire protection systems, and building occupants. Carries out measurement science research and services to support mission functions as may be necessary; promotes implementation of earthquake risk reduction measures; supports national construction safety teams; and leads planning, coordination, and other statutory functions for NEHRP.
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Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center
The Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center (PEER) is a multi-institutional research and education center with headquarters at the University of California, Berkeley. Investigators from over 20 universities, several consulting companies, plus researchers at various State and Federal government agencies contribute to research programs focused on performance-based earthquake engineering in disciplines including structural and geotechnical engineering, geology/seismology, and lifelines, transportation, risk management, and public policy.
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BRANZ's Seismic Resilience is an online resource that aims to raise the seismic performance of New Zealand’s building stock. The resource provides good technical information on how to incorporate earthquake resilience into buildings. It collects and passes on learnings from the Canterbury earthquakes and from other seismic events in New Zealand and around the world.
The resource targets the New Zealand building and construction industry, in particular architects, licensed building practitioners (design), building control authorities and, to a lesser extent, builders working in the residential and commercial markets.
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The World Nuclear Association’s mission is to promote a wider understanding of nuclear energy among key international influencers by producing authoritative information, developing common industry position and contributing to energy debate.
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