Learn how seismic-resilient bridge design uses advanced materials, curved geometry modeling, shape memory alloys, and performance-based methods to reduce earthquake damage and downtime.
Taholah School District and the Quinault Indian Nation are constructing a new kindergarten through 12th grade, earthquake-proof, school ...
A company is building homes in the Inland Empire that can withstand some of the most massive earthquakes and wildfires.
Japan stands as the ultimate earthquake-prepared nation, where Japan introduced regulations to protect buildings from earthquakes in 1981 and continues to evolve its strategies. The 2024 Noto ...
New York City is taking steps to revamp building scaffolding across the five boroughs, with an eye toward improving safety and aesthetics while reducing sidewalk clutter. Mayor Eric Adams and the ...
Spray-based concrete 3D printing also allows builders more flexibility in the design of their builds. Credit: Carnegie Mellon University Mechanical Engineering. Concrete 3D printing is revolutionizing ...
Suffolk, Summit Contracting Group, CBG Building Company, Clark Group, STO Building Group, The McShane Companies, JE Dunn Construction, and Swinerton top Building Design+Construction's ranking of the ...
Eight years ago, Erik Thorsen — CEO of Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria, Ore. — received a warning that no hospital administrator wants to hear: A big earthquake could cause his hospital's ...
Buildings and urban infrastructure are designed to withstand earthquakes and other natural disasters, based on data from previous events. But how do you design a building to get through the extreme ...
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — An offshore earthquake of magnitude 6.9 collapsed walls of houses and buildings late Tuesday in a central Philippine province, killing at least 31 people, injuring many ...