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 ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is ...

This is the aftermath of the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Mindanao: a school building collapsed, a commercial establishment crumbled, and debris fell from several structures. The General ...