Scope Note :

“Earthquake Engineering deals with the effects of earthquakes on people and their environment and with methods of reducing those effects. It is a very broad field, drawing on aspects of geology, seismology, geotechnical engineering, structural engineering, risk engineering, and other technical fields. Its practice requires consideration of social, economic, and political factors.” (Source: Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering. TA 654.6 K7 1996, 3rd floor, Circulation Section)

Broader Term :

  • Civil Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Engineering geology

Narrower Term :

  • Earthquake hazard analysis
  • Earthquake resistant design
  • Lifeline earthquake engineering

BOOKS

Reference sources located at the Information-Reference Section, 2nd floor:
Texts Located at the Circulation Section, 3rd floor:
Texts located at the Filipiniana Section, 4th floor:

PERIODICALS

ELECTRONIC

American Society of Civil Engineers
http://www.pubs.asce.org/

GALE Computer Online
http://www.infotrac.apla.galegroup.com/itweb/dlsu

ProQuest Online
http://www.umi.com/pqdauto Civil Engineering

VERTICAL FILE
(Information-Reference Selection, 2nd floor)

INTERNET WEBSITES
(Cybernook, Ground floor, Graduate corners, 2nd and 3rd floors)

Earthquake Engineering Research Institute  
http://www.eeri.org/
[Retrieved May 15, 2007]

"The objective of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute is to reduce earthquake risk by (1) advancing the science and practice of earthquake engineering, (2) improving understanding of the impact of earthquakes on the physical, social, economic, political, and cultural environment, and (3) advocating comprehensive and realistic measures for reducing the harmful effects of earthquakes."

Office of Earthquake Engineering 
http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/esc/earthquake_engineering/
[Retrieved May 15, 2007]

"The Office of Earthquake Engineering: Provides earthquake engineering and seismic hazard services to Caltrans' engineers; develops new and improved structural earthquake engineering analysis tools and analysis methods; Evaluates and recommends new materials and devices for use in seismic design and; develops and prepares structural earthquake engineering and seismic hazard related standards, guidelines, details and manuals."

The George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) 
http://nees.buffalo.edu/

[Retrieved May 15, 2007]
"The George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) provides a national resource that will shift the emphasis of earthquake engineering research from current reliance on physical testing to integrated experimentation, computation, theory, databases, and model-based simulation."


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Compiled by: Mrs. Yolanda F. Odisnada & Mr. Arvin N. Robles.
Date: June 2007