Crews dig deep hole in Waterfront Park to put new Burnside Bridge design to the test
Crews are finishing up digging a 125-foot hole to install a test foundation that they'll use to test the earthquake-resistant ...
Construction professionals learn quake-resistant techniques in Kullu
Kullu’s District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) organised a six-day capacity development workshop at the Government ...
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Cellular concrete may be a viable low-carbon alternative to traditional concrete for earthquake-resistant structures
Investigators have found that a product called cellular concrete may be an environmentally friendly alternative to ...
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Engineering earthquake resistant structures
Many buildings and other structures have been strengthened or designed and built to be earthquake-resistant. Look at how building construction and regulations can help an area to prepare for an ...
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Letters to the Editor: Rewrite building codes for fires? Be careful what you wish for
To the editor: I'm sure there is going to be a push to improve building codes now that ... We also need codes that require earthquake-resistant construction since we are in earthquake country.
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How Taiwan minimized earthquake damage
In the aftermath of the 1999 earthquake, the country built ... strengthened older buildings to be more quake-resistant. "The concept of building design, essentially, is that we remain intact ...
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Engineering earthquake resistant structures
Many buildings and other structures have been strengthened or designed and built to be earthquake-resistant. Look at how building construction and regulations can help an area to prepare for an ...
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Is cellular concrete a viable low-carbon alternative to traditional concrete for earthquake-resistant structures?
In research published in Structural Concrete, investigators have found that a product called cellular concrete may be an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional concrete for constructing ...