noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
earthquake-resistant construction; seismic design
Technical term used in architecture and civil engineering to describe buildings or structures designed to withstand earthquakes.
このビルは最新の耐震構造を採用している。
This building employs the latest earthquake-resistant construction.
耐震構造の基準が改正された。
The standards for seismic design have been revised.
Compound of 耐震 (earthquake-resistant) and 構造 (structure). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a modern technical coinage.