Additional material and pictures provided by Ellington Cross LLC. In the past, the conventional method for handling loose sands, soft clays and poorly compacted fills on a construction project was to ...

Canadian engineers have designed a new structural system that could significantly enhance the ability of high-rise buildings to withstand powerful earthquakes, ensuring not only the survival of the ...

Modern engineering feat ensures the Salt Lake City Temple respects its rich history while creating a stable future.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Concrete structures of the past weren’t built to withstand the fury of an earthquake but a groundbreaking solution from engineers at Purdue University could change that. A ...

This week’s magnitude 7.8 earthquake in the Philippines came with scenes familiar to New Zealanders: collapsed buildings, shattered facades and streets strewn with rubble. Earthquakes of such force ...

Zig-zagging around the glass-and-steel perimeter of the UC Berkeley Grimes Engineering Center, 36 thin metal rods could be what it takes to prevent the building’s total destruction. The rods are the ...

Earthquakes, among the most catastrophic natural disasters, wield a profound impact on extensive areas, causing harm to settlements and, consequently, human lives. These seismic events substantially ...

WHEN designing a structure in earthquake-prone areas, the structural engineer’s main goal is to ensure the survival of its ...

We live in an age of increasing wildfire disasters because more of us are living in places where wildfires and human development collide. Right now, fast-moving wildfires are forcing mass evacuations ...

The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI. In this study, strong motions and their impact on building are analyzed in detail. Specifically, we developed regional-scale maps ...