A newly patented mechanical device may offer a simpler way to reduce the impact of earthquakes on buildings. Developed by civil engineering researcher Moussa Leblouba at the University of Sharjah, the ...

How buildings can be made to survive major earthquakes. March 2, 2010 — -- We've now seen the destruction after the earthquake in Chile, and the utter devastation after the earthquake in Haiti.

Tara Hutchinson, a professor in the UC San Diego Department of Structural Engineering, is the lead researcher on a series of tests on a 10-story, cold-formed steel-framed building at the UC San Diego ...

"Three, two, one!” The tallest steel-framed building ever tested on an earthquake simulator started moving slowly, swaying and twisting. The 10-story, 100-foot structure was experiencing simulations ...

Gurugram-based listed real estate firm, Signature Global, on January 17 signed a ₹380-crore Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indo Italian joint venture firm CECO Hirun Pvt Ltd., to implement ...

A newly granted patent unveiled an innovative energy-dissipation device designed to protect buildings, infrastructure, and ...

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 ...