The after-shocks of the Kahramanmaras earthquake in Turkey and closer-to-home disasters such as the Joshimath crisis have made a global impact, compelling us to look closer into available engineering ...

Engineers developed a low-cost steel ball damper that reduces vibration, helping protect buildings from earthquake damage and shaking.

The Japan Meteorological Agency alerted citizens about a possible 'megaquake' over 8 in magnitude within the next 70 years, causing the Prime Minister to cancel his Asia trip. Japan employs advanced ...

(CNN)-- After a severe earthquake centered in Pakistan's Kashmir province killed more than 70,000 people in 2005, teams from a nonprofit architecture group based in London, England, helped the region ...

A newly patented mechanical device may offer a simpler way to reduce the impact of earthquakes on buildings. Developed by civil engineering researcher Moussa Leblouba at the University of Sharjah, the ...

One of the ways of building an earthquake resistant house is by floating the structure on top of the foundation. Natural disasters can sometimes defy even the best laid plans but it is wise to always ...

Hours after the Turkey-Syria earthquake, a video on Japanese techniques to deal with such calamities began doing the rounds on social media. It showed how Japanese engineers and architects had ...

Seismic retrofitting is the modification of existing structures to make them more resistant to seismic activity, ground motion, or soil failure due to earthquakes. Seismic retrofit techniques will ...

In 2011, a major earthquake killed 185 people in Christchurch, New Zealand as a result of collapsed buildings and falling masonry. As the city has been rebuilt over the course of the following decade, ...