“Most single-family houses, even if they were damaged, didn’t completely collapse,” he said. An adage of seismic design states that earthquakes don’t kill people — buildings do.

Can you, as an amateur architect and engineer, design a structure that can withstand lateral movements similar to that of an earthquake? Background ...

"We learned a lot during the construction. That's what prototypes are for." Architect achieves stunning breakthrough with earthquake-resistant house design — and it could soon replace 50,000 ...

A next generation of design criteria for buildings located in geographic regions where earthquakes are known to occur, either rarely or frequently, is under development.

The Earthquake Proof Table can withstand up to a ton of debris, making it a practical addition to classrooms in countries where buildings aren’t constructed to code.

Design & Interiors In the aftermath of Japan’s Noto earthquake, what’s next for Ishikawa crafts? Craftspeople from the Ishikawa craft district tell Wallpaper* how the 2024 Noto earthquake affected ...

The earthquake in Taiwan causes the global economy to tremble Companies around the world are dependent on chips from Taiwan. Despite the enormous risks, little is changing, as Christof Windeck ...

Since 1987, MCEER, formerly the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER) and the National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research ( NCEER), has produced over 600 ...

Crews are finishing up digging a 125-foot hole to install a test foundation that they'll use to test the earthquake-resistant Burnside Bridge design.

These Proceedings are the result of the second in a series of international workshops on seismic analysis and design of special bridges collaboratively arranged by MCEER and the State Key Laboratory ...

By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — Scenes of buildings reduced to rubble were beamed around the world this week following a 7.5 magnitude earthquake that struck Ishikawa prefecture on Japan’s ...

An adage of seismic design states that earthquakes don’t kill people — buildings do. And in one of the world’s most quake-prone countries, architects, engineers and urban planners have long ...