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"Earthquake & Disaster Engineering Explained: Seismic Design & Risk Mitigation" is an open educational resource (OER) module developed by Prep4Uni.Online. It provides an in-depth scientific and engineering framework for designing disaster-resilient infrastructure capable of withstanding extreme earthquakes, tsunamis, cyclonic winds, storm surges, landslides, and floods.

The module covers core principles of Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis (PSHA), fragility assessment, and Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering (PBEE), paired with real-world case studies including the Tokyo Skytree, Netherlands' Delta Works, and the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System. Features include an interactive client-side Seismic Base Isolation dynamic canvas simulator, a systems engineering trade-off comparison of supplemental damping and protection technologies (LRB, FVD, BRBF, TMD), a fully worked Equivalent Lateral Force (ELF) base shear and story force distribution calculation (ASCE 7/IBC), and three tiers of formative practice problems. Available online as an interactive module and permanently archived with a persistent DOI via Zenodo.

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