earthquake engineering; seismic engineering
Technical field concerned with designing structures to withstand seismic activity.
An earthquake engineering expert supervised the design of the new building.
He is majoring in seismic engineering at university.
耐震 is the general concept of earthquake resistance, while 耐震工学 specifically refers to the engineering discipline.
地震学 is seismology, the scientific study of earthquakes themselves, whereas 耐震工学 focuses on engineering structures to resist them.
Compound of 耐震 (earthquake resistance) + 工学 (engineering).