UC Berkeley’s Grimes Engineering Center, a building designed with a novel structural system, is a winner of Fast Company’s ...

Response comparison between a conventionally rigid tower ('Rigid') and one with the proposed control mechanism ('Damped') under a seismic record. Up to 70% less movement in high winds than ...

When an earthquake strikes, buildings don't always respond the way you might expect. If seismic waves match a structure's natural frequency, resonance can amplify its movement until the building is ...

In the aftermath of the earthquakes that hit Venezuela last week, FIU civil engineering professor Atorod Azizinamini explains how engineers design buildings to survive earthquakes, why some buildings ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck south-western Japan on Tuesday, collapsing part of a shopping mall, bringing down a historic ...

Echo Seismic Ltd. expands its seismic imaging and project delivery services for geothermal developers and geotechnical teams.

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck south-western Japan on Tuesday, collapsing part of a shopping mall, bringing down a historic shrine, and killing at least 18 people. The toll is expected to rise as ...