A newly patented mechanical device may offer a simpler way to reduce the impact of earthquakes on buildings. Developed by civil engineering researcher Moussa Leblouba at the University of Sharjah, the ...

A visible shape-metal alloy seismic system keeps the building plumb, and makes it a teaching tool for earthquake-resilient ...

The structural safety of the buildings we live and work in is not something that many of us think about. In the event of an earthquake, how protected are you, your family, and your belongings from the ...

The FINANCIAL — Devastating earthquakes are a global phenomenon, as anyone in Nepal, Japan, or Indonesia can tell you. The consequences can be crushing: human lives are lost and confusion in everyday ...

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat announced in Dubai that current codes of practice around the world are inadequate for the seismic design of tall buildings and has called for a more ...

Earthquakes don’t rank highly as a natural risk to solar projects despite the isolated devastation they can cause. Wind, snow ...

An experimental program using a 6 degree-of-freedom earthquake simulator at the University at Buffalo was executed to generate data for supporting validation of numerical models for seismic ...

Recently, the people of the city of Kolkata witnessed the earthquake for a short time; individuals ran out of high-rise ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." An earthquake in central Myanmar unearthed an ancient structure that may be part of a royal “water palace ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Part of the archaeological site—a set of stairs—was originally uncovered in 2009 while locals were baking ...