Engineers make buildings safer by making gas lines out of flexible materials in earthquake country. They can also brace equipment so it moves less in an earthquake and install automatic shutoff ...

Earthquake-resistant buildings utilize a variety of techniques ... We will conduct rigorous soil testing, use flexible foundation techniques, and ensure compliance with structural engineering ...

Affordable base isolation technology developed to protect buildings in earthquake-prone areas, making seismic-resistant ...

Reports for three school districts in southeast Missouri indicate most school buildings aren't earthquake-resistant. Some ...

Low-cost base isolation technology as a means of protection from earthquakes developed at BITS-Pilani Hyderabad Campus can be effectively used to retrofit existing buildings, significantly ...

A recent swarm of small shallow earthquakes in Mexico City in 2019 and 2023 caused surprisingly strong ground shaking, ...

Seismologists describe potential damage forecasts from ground shaking scenarios for moderate earthquakes in three regions of the Mexico City basin.

I learned about the risk of “soft story” buildings on the evening of Tuesday, Oct. 17, 1989. On that day, coastal Northern California was struck by the magnitude 6.9 Loma Prieta earthquake.

Fire can be another big risk after an earthquake, because pipes that carry gas into buildings may break and release flammable vapors. Engineers make buildings safer by making gas lines out of flexible ...