The imperative for such innovation in that field is massive. For instance, despite lasting only 20 seconds, the 1995 earthquake that struck Kobe, Japan destroyed 100,000 buildings, and the 2011 ...

In the aftermath of the devastating Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995, collapsed buildings blocked rescue efforts and ...

Atorod Azizinamini, professor in the department of civil engineering, shares his insight on the earthquake and the importance ...

Earthquakes come without warning, and they can cause extreme devastation, harming lives, homes, and communities. That’s why it is essential to earthquake-proof homes to ensure their safety during an ...

If you’ve ever seen footage of enormous buildings swaying uncontrollably during an earthquake or actually felt the Earth opening under your feet, you would know just how terrifying an earthquake can ...

The damage in Caracas and La Guaira has reignited the debate over the safety standards required for buildings in ...

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — On March 28, a magnitude (M) 7.7 earthquake struck central Myanmar, causing a horizontal shift along a fault line that extended over 400 kilometers from north to south. Said to be ...

For years, engineers worried about how collapse-prone Venezuela's buildings could be in an earthquake. The big problem, they ...

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Construction workers and vehicles move around the Capitol. Gov. Kotek’s order to earthquake-proof state buildings comes as the state Capitol nears the end of a years-long, $598 million seismic ...