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 ...
Just a few weeks after construction was completed on the 190+ meter Torre Titanium La Portada, Chile’s tallest building at the time, the country was hit by a powerful earthquake that caused ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Salt corrodes buildings. Earthquakes shake them. What happens when an earthquake hits a building already damaged by saltwater? The answer to that question, the National Science ...
The 1925 Santa Barbara earthquake caused major damage to buildings along State Street. Credit: Gledhill Library / Santa Barbara Historical Museum photo After the 1925 earthquake devastated Santa ...
Additional material and pictures provided by Ellington Cross LLC. In the past, the conventional method for handling loose sands, soft clays and poorly compacted fills on a construction project was to ...
According to Tom's Hardware, an inspection of affected TSMC facilities revealed no damage despite the severity of the ...
NEW YORK -- Even before Friday's earthquake, many families were concerned about New York City's aging structures, and right now, inspectors are checking construction sites and responding to complaints ...
Volunteers look for survivors near a building damaged in the magnitude 7.7 earthquake on March 28, 2025, in Naypyidaw, Myanmar. (Aung Shine Oo / Associated Press) Weak building codes and years of ...
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Tokyo earthquake could kill 18,000, destroy 402,000 buildings
A new estimate from the Japanese government has projected that a "capital direct earthquake" of magnitude 7 or higher in Tokyo could result in 18,000 deaths. A "capital direct earthquake" occurs due ...
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