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It is our job as structural engineers to predict the way that a structure will perform under these earthquakes so that the buildings that we design safely protect the public during these events. Here is a great resource on earthquakes if you’re looking to learn more. Structural engineers, even in Iowa, have to design for earthquakes. Earthquakes moving through soil translate into a horizontal force at the base of the structure. This force causes reactionary horizontal forces throughout the building structure that cause the building to oscillate and results in a building base shear. It is our job to take these reactionary forces and transfer them down to the soil below. Based on geographical location and soil conditions, we are able to find design values to plug into our equations. We use these design values and combine them with the weight of the levels of the forces to arrive at story forces and ultimately a building base shear. The heavier the structure, the higher the base shear. 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