Structural Engineering in Action

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.

http://www.exploratorium.edu/faultline/index.html