We live in an age of increasing wildfire disasters because more of us are living in places where wildfires and human development collide. Right now, fast-moving wildfires are forcing mass evacuations ...
Earthquakes can cause serious damage to buildings, but this new invention has the potential to mitigate some of that damage without needing electricity.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Concrete structures of the past weren’t built to withstand the fury of an earthquake but a groundbreaking solution from engineers at Purdue University could change that. A ...
A team of researchers from the University of California, San Diego and Johns Hopkins University tested a 10-story, cold-framed steel building for seismic safety on Monday morning. The 10-story ...
The two small earthquakes that hit New Jersey this week may have rattled the region’s nerves but resulted in no reported damage. Damaging earthquakes are very rare in the New York City region, though ...
Earthquake-resistant technology may soon become simpler, cheaper and far more reliable thanks to a newly patented steel ...
A major earthquake could hit the Pacific Northwest at any moment. It’s not a matter of if, but when. And, with students back to school this fall, some in unreinforced, 100-year-old buildings, most ...
The Malibu City Council adopted updated building standards following an extended debate over local authority to modify state construction requirements, with new codes aimed at protecting structures ...
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