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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

The brilliant ancient civilization figured out how to make seismically stable structures using stones that fit together like Legos. Now it’s time to learn from the past. Over 500 years ago, when Incan ...

Department of civil engineering of Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College would impart training to engineers, architects and contractors about earthquake-resistant structures. LUDHIANA: Department of ...

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, ...

Signature Global has entered a ₹380 crore MoU with CECO Hirun to implement advanced earthquake-resistant technology in ...