EC2 Research & Development is initiating the development of an educational and certification program in the field of earthquake engineering.

This will be a focused and structured course, primarily oriented toward the real seismic behavior of high-rise buildings and the decisions engineers make under earthquake-induced forces.

Methodological foundation and objective:

Georgia is located in a seismically active region, where modern urban development increasingly includes:

– tall and irregular buildings

– mixed structural systems

– complex geotechnical conditions

Under these conditions, formal compliance with codes (especially the outdated seismic regulatory documents and annexes currently used in Georgia) is no longer sufficient.

A deep understanding is required of how and why structures behave during earthquakes.

The core content of the course will be based on American regulatory documents (ASCE 7; ASCE 41). In addition, there will be numerous parallels and comparisons with the seismic regulatory documents currently in force in Georgia, with Eurocodes, and with modern seismic design philosophy, which has been formed through:

1 – many years of practice in high-rise building design

2 – real observations of strong earthquakes

3 – the development of Performance-Based approaches

In the seismic engineering of high-rise and complex buildings, American regulatory documents have been established as one of the most comprehensive systems of engineering thinking, where the strictness of requirements is supported by clear logic, a consistent structure, and a practice-oriented framework.

The program aims to integrate advanced seismic knowledge with engineering judgment, moving beyond formal code compliance toward performance-driven design.