A seminar on the construction of earthquake-resistant buildings and other natural disasters was held in Rajshahi yesterday.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Sometime in the not-so-distant future, newly constructed buildings will be able to withstand earthquakes of the magnitude that destroyed San Francisco one century ago, scientists say.

Japan is among the most earthquake-prone nations in the world, due to its location along the volatile Pacific Ring of Fire.

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 ...

The iconic New Market in Kolkata will be made earthquake resistant with the installation of seismic bars to strengthen the ...

How do engineers prepare buildings to withstand earthquakes? According to experts in Spain, one approach to this problem is to consider a building as you would a living being. How do engineers prepare ...

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the College of Engineering, Qatar University (QU), organised the first competition of its kind for 'Earthquake-Resistant Structures.' The ...

The Kolkata Municipal Corporation plans to make the century-old New Market earthquake-resistant by installing seismic bars.

Kolkata's New Market, also known as SS Hogg Market, will be upgraded with seismic bars to enhance earthquake resistance. The initiative, led by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation and backed by Jadavpur ...

A 5.9 magnitude earthquake just hit in Virginia, and aftershocks shook the East coast. And according to USGS, a 5.9 magnitude earthquake should only cause moderate damage, and $100 million in economic ...