It employs natural granular materials like sand to mitigate the force of vibrations ... buildings from earthquakes and wind-induced vibrations as well as retrofitting older structures in ...

Investigators have found that a product called cellular concrete may be an environmentally friendly alternative to ...

Our world-class research program in earthquake and structural engineering focuses on understanding how key infrastructure stands up to extreme forces such as an earthquake. We simulate earthquake ...

the depth of the earthquake, the building (or other structure) design, and the type of surface material (rock or dirt) the buildings rest on. Different building designs hold up differently in an ...

“And sometimes those forces need to be carefully lived with.” While not large enough to cause much damage, the earthquake would have been felt by those inside structures near the ...

To understand earthquakes we need to look at the structure of the Earth ... causing a build up of pressure. When these forces - friction or pressure - are released, they produce a violent jolt ...