On December 21, 1954, Mrs. Hess was in her home in Pepperwood when the ground began to shake. She fled outside and upon reaching the porch, the shaking became stronger and threw her down the steps ...

This study evaluates over 200,000 structures in Tashkent, revealing seismic vulnerabilities and supporting safer urban ...

Zig-zagging around the glass-and-steel perimeter of the UC Berkeley Grimes Engineering Center, 36 thin metal rods could be what it takes to prevent the building’s total destruction. The rods are the ...

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCIV) — In the Lowcountry we see afternoon storms, hurricanes, and even earthquakes. It’s been more than a hundred years since Summerville has seen a devastating earthquake, but ...

Some of the most earthquake-prone parts of the United States are also the most populated; on average, southern California experiences around 10,000 earthquakes each year. While only several hundred of ...

This infographic visually summarizes the research background and the proposed framework, which can help improve the resilience of coastal communities to seismic events. Tsunamis and earthquakes pose ...

A new steel cylinder filled with spheres could save buildings from earthquakes without electricity. Discover how this passive ...

AS I have said time and time again, it is 90 percent less expensive to address the hazards before these become disasters; aside from saving more lives, properties, infrastructure, and agriculture. The ...

When a 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit Myanmar last year, roads buckled and thousands of buildings collapsed. But a group of small, ultra-low-cost homes made from bamboo survived without any damage.

Grist reports on architects utilizing engineered wood like cross-laminated timber for taller, sustainable buildings to combat climate change and wildfires.

Earthquakes are among the deadliest of natural global threats to society, responsible for the majority of disaster-related deaths and financial losses in the past decades. According to a recent ...

While the Ferry Building survived the 1906 earthquake, a previously unreported engineering analysis shows the risks to the ...