Seismic loading explained

See main article: Earthquake engineering. Seismic loading is one of the basic concepts of earthquake engineering which means application of an earthquake-generated agitation^[1] to a structure. It happens at contact surfaces of a structure either with the ground,^[2] or with adjacent structures,^[3] or with gravity waves from tsunami.

Seismic loading depends, primarily, on:

• Anticipated earthquake's parameters at the site – known as seismic hazard
• Geotechnical parameters of the site
• Structure's parameters
• Characteristics of the anticipated gravity waves from tsunami (if applicable).

Sometimes, seismic load exceeds ability of a structure to resist it without being broken, partially or completely Due to their mutual interaction, seismic loading and seismic performance of a structure are intimately related.^[4]

See also

• Earthquake engineering structures

Notes and References

1. Book: Hudson, Donald E.. Reading and Interpreting Strong Motion Accelerograms. 1990. 1979. Engineering monographs on earthquake criteria, structural design, and strong motion records. 1. Earthquake Engineering Research Institute. 0-685-14388-0.
2. http://earthquake.geoengineer.org/ The Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Portal
3. http://earthquake.geoengineer.org/ Seismic Pounding between Adjacent Building Structures
4. Book: Reitherman, Robert. Earthquakes and Engineers: An International History. 2012. ASCE Press. Reston, VA. 9780784410714. 2012-07-26. 2012-07-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20120726183407/http://www.asce.org/Product.aspx?id=2147487208&productid=154097877. dead.