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It was a significant accomplishment, challenging conventional approaches to the design and construction of earthquake-resistant structures. And not just earthquake-resistant ones, points out Dr. Lin.

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 ...

Chennai: City researchers developed two technologies for constructing climate- and seismic-resistant structures in remote and mountainous regions, using eco-friendly precast blocks and panels. A ...

Scenes of buildings reduced to rubble were beamed around the world this week following a 7.5 magnitude earthquake that struck Ishikawa prefecture on Japan’s western coast on Monday. The full ...

Or they might have noticed over the centuries that certain structures were more resistant to earthquake damage than others and modified their designs accordingly. "Rigorously, we cannot say more ...

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 ...

Shock absorbers Shock absorbers, similar to those used in vehicles, are integral in modern earthquake-resistant buildings.These devices, often installed between a building's foundation and its ...

A team of civil engineering researchers from Hyderabad are studying the Kakatiya dynasty-era ‘sandbox’ technique of laying foundation to make a building earthquake-resistant.

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 ...