The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat announced in Dubai that current codes of practice around the world are inadequate for the seismic design of tall buildings and has called for a more ...

Turkey's Adana Hospital survived February 2023 earthquakes with no damage because of its seismic isolation system. Earthquake Protection Systems, Inc., CC BY-ND The Feb. 6, 2023, earthquakes in Turkey ...

Bruneau, who is also a distinguished member of ASCE—the highest honor the society can bestow—was recognized for “his contributions to advancing seismic design and improving the safety and resilience ...

Colorado State University along with Simpson Strong-Tie and other partners successfully led the world’s largest earthquake shake table test in Japan yesterday, proving that midrise wood-frame ...

The February earthquake in Turkey and Syria was an enormous natural disaster, causing nearly 60,000 confirmed deaths in both countries, though most of them in Turkey. The magnitude of the Turkey quake ...

A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck Bangladesh with limited physical damage, but it has exposed profound vulnerabilities in public preparedness, infrastructure resilience, and national seismic readiness ...

NEW YORK — The ground rumbled Friday beneath New York City, home to famous skyscrapers like the Empire State Building and One World Trade Center. Though buildings that can reach above 100 stories ...

Under this revised classification, almost the entire Himalayan and sub-Himalayan region, including the Darjeeling hills, the ...

Bangladesh faces a high risk of major earthquakes due to its location along three active tectonic plate faults, experts warned today, stressing that preparedness, public awareness and the use of ...