Chennai: City researchers developed two technologies for constructing climate- and seismic-resistant structures in remote and mountainous regions, usi.

It was a transformative experience. Dr. Lin shifted his research focus to developing new techniques to make steel structures safer and more earthquake-resistant.

Seismic retrofitting is the modification of existing structures to make them more resistant to seismic activity, ground motion, or soil failure due to earthquakes. Seismic retrofit techniques will ...

Investigators have found that a product called cellular concrete may be an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional concrete for constructing earthquake-resistant buildings.

Even though the $11 million lab is brand new, word of the facility has circulated within the academic community. Purdue has been using it to attract top engineers – including the lab's new director – ...

RENO — Combined accelerated bridge construction methods were proved safe and ready for real-world application following tests using massive shake tables in the University of Nevada, Reno’s Earthquake ...

University of Texas researchers have been awarded a $13.7 million federal grant to develop a software platform and other cyber tools to help engineers construct buildings, levees, bridges ...

Architects, engineers and urban planners have long sought to disaster-proof Japan’s buildings through ancient wisdom, modern innovation and ever-evolving regulations.

Learn about the strict earthquake-resistant norms builders in Nagpur must follow to obtain occupancy certificates, ensuring structural safety in seismic zone 2 after recent tremors.

Ultimately, the design could help make buildings safer. “Because we are located in the San Francisco Bay Area, the concern for earthquake resistant structures is necessary and immediate,” they ...