Three decades later, the need for earthquake-resistant structures along major roads remains largely unmet. The land ministry reported that 4,110 buildings ... is also on the way as some of ...

Scientists in Japan have come up with a new way to make soil stronger using waste fluids from geothermal energy plants. This ...

Like many people, architect Michael Kovac was attracted to the Pacific Palisades neighborhood's combination of scenic beauty ...

California has incentivized rebuilding similar structures after wildfires. But some architects say mass production might be a ...

During the Great Kanto Earthquake, numerous aftershocks followed the main shock. Powerful shaking caused buildings to collapse ... and iron bridges that are resistant to flames, are still used ...

We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve ... EU eyes will now be on Germany as months of likely coalition building get underway.

Sources say that the IEM has made significant strides in fields such as strong-motion observation and application, earthquake-resistant building engineering, earthquake risk assessment and mitigation, ...

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I learned about the risk of “soft story” buildings on the evening of Tuesday, Oct. 17, 1989. On that day, coastal Northern ...

An earthquake-proof tunnel that covers a distance of just half a mile will cost Canada £2.31 billion. The 2,625 ft eight-lane immersed tube tunnel, which works out at about £880,000 per foot ...