WSP Group – engineering consultants

WSP Middle East

Earthquake engineering

WSP Middle East designs structures to efficiently cope with dynamic loadings in some of the world's most active seismic zones.

WSP Middl East's skills in this area cover all types of structures including high-rise, commercial, residential and hotel developments.

Benefits that WSP's seismic designs bring to clients include:

  • State-of-the-art performance based design.
  • Maximising the protection of property, as well as occupants' safety and comfort during seismic events.
  • Improvement in performance of non structural elements such as MEP, elevators and cladding.
  • Reduction in maintenance costs by creating a more durable structure that does not require repair after major earthquakes.
  • Major reductions in insurance premiums.

WSP Group had built a reputation amongst clients for innovative and cost-effective seismic design solutions through its related award winning projects and the possession of a patent for its specilaised seismic design solution. A procedure which was successfully used for the Torre Mayor - the tallest building in Latin America.