The after-shocks of the Kahramanmaras earthquake in Turkey and closer-to-home disasters such as the Joshimath crisis have made a global impact, compelling us to look closer into available engineering ...

One of the ways of building an earthquake resistant house is by floating the structure on top of the foundation. Natural disasters can sometimes defy even the best laid plans but it is wise to always ...

(CNN)-- After a severe earthquake centered in Pakistan's Kashmir province killed more than 70,000 people in 2005, teams from a nonprofit architecture group based in London, England, helped the region ...

The National Office for Seismic Evaluation and Vulnerability of Infrastructure and Buildings (ONESVIE) has proposed strengthening and updating, through legislation, the earthquake-resistant ...

Since the 2001 quake, Kutch has embraced the traditional round, mud ‘bhunga’ houses, which can withstand tremors and winds ...

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 ...

Since its inception, the Jaipur Metro has been in news for all reasons good and a few bad ones. For Jaipurites, there's more reason to cheer as the metro constructions will be earthquake resistant.

Seismic retrofitting is the modification of existing structures to make them more resistant to seismic activity, ground motion, or soil failure due to earthquakes. Seismic retrofit techniques will ...

A new publication from the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) provides a broad understanding of earthquakes and how they affect buildings. The new publication, Facts for Steel Buildings ...

Compiled by Iranian researcher Alireza Anisi, the book has brought together a selection of essays presented during the First International Symposium on Seismic Rehabilitation of Heritage Structures, ...