For further information about topics covered in 'Structural Engineering in Action' click on the following links:
BBC - How Earthquakes Happen - A great animation of how plate movements cause earthquakes.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4126809.stm
Exploratorium: Faultline, Seismic Science at the Epicentre
Find out about historical earthquakes, how earthquakes happen, and how engineers and scientists are trying to reduce the damage to buildings and to save lives.
Source: NESTA
Date: 07 February 2008
Subject: Engineering Earth Science
Suitability: Adults/Parents Anyone Over 11s Over 14s Over 16s Over 7s Professionals Teachers