The University of British Colombia research team developed a new system that keeps high-rises safe during major earthquakes.

Researchers in the Netherlands have created mechanical structures that strangely shrink – or more precisely, snap inward – ...

When you pull something—like a rubber band—you expect it to get longer. But what if it did the opposite? What if it suddenly ...

"My earthquake proof buildings are to be constructed of steel in two parts, one of which should be firmly anchored to the ground in the shape of a bowl, (c.) on this bowl a domed calotte (b ...

Only two structures in Penang are designed to withstand earthquakes with a magnitude of 7.0 on the Richter scale and within ...

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the College of Engineering, Qatar University (QU), organised the first competition of its kind for 'Earthquake-Resistant Structures.' ...

The Taq system, another technique common in older Kashmiri homes, uses thick masonry walls reinforced with horizontal wooden ...

An earthquake was detected in Tennessee Saturday morning. The United States Geological Survey reported an earthquake 13 miles ...

After the earthquake, nearly 200 aftershocks were ... people to safe shelters and rebuild the city with earthquake-resistant structures. The Socialist Equality Group calls for the expropriation ...