LITTLE ROCK — Disaster officials were pitted against economic developers Thursday as a legislative committee debated the building code for earthquake zones. "The threat of an earthquake in the New ...

Recent earthquake damage has exposed the vulnerability of existing structures to strong ground movement. Researchers are now analyzing shape-memory alloys for their potential use in constructing ...

The 7.9 earthquake of April 16 has not only jolted a large area but has also stirred afresh the debate on importance of following earthquake-resistant building codes. "One of the main reasons for ...

How do engineers prepare buildings to withstand earthquakes? According to experts in Spain, one approach to this problem is to consider a building as you would a living being. How do engineers prepare ...

Coimbatore: The Centre for Climate Change and Disaster Management (CCCDM) at Anna University, Chennai, organized a capacity building programme on earthquake-resistant structures for corporation ...

DAMMAM - The Saudi Geological Survey (SGS) called on authorities to enforce an earthquake-resistant building code.SGS spokesman Tareq Aba Al-Khail said it is extremely important that this code be ...

Nagpur: Builders can get the occupation certificate (OC) for their structures only if the quake-resistant norms are followed, said experts after strong tremors were felt in the city following an ...

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the College of Engineering, Qatar University (QU), organised the first competition of its kind for 'Earthquake-Resistant Structures.' The ...