We also need codes that require earthquake-resistant construction since we are in earthquake country. And we need solar mandates since we want to minimize fossil-fuel use. And we want all-electric ...

Morocco’s Government Council approved draft Decree 2.24.766 on Thursday, introducing amendments to the Earthquake-Resistant Construction Regulations as part of ongoing efforts to rebuild ...

A Japanese company has designed an earthquake-resistant foundation for fixed ... the simplified foundation components allow for lower construction costs than conventional technologies.

As the 1980s dawned, the Japan Engineer District (JED) had firmly established itself as a cornerstone of the U.S. military’s ...

(KATU) — Crews are finishing up digging a 125-foot hole to install a test foundation that they’ll use to test the earthquake-resistant ... for the test shaft construction.

So the houses should be earthquake-resistant.” But in a developing ... underneath, the construction was poorly held together, the study said. Moreover, the low quality of concrete and the ...

However, because earthquake-resistant construction is expensive, communities need to balance its costs with other societal needs. For example, they can decide to put more steel in school buildings ...

has the most stringent earthquake-resistant construction codes, and spends a greater percentage of its GDP on disaster research than any country in the world. Bousai no hi is an annual reminder ...