The goal is to determine whether it’s safe to build taller structures using cold-formed steel — a strong, lightweight, ...

During an earthquake. The Fire-Rescue Department advises anyone experiencing an earthquake to drop to the ground under a table or desk for protection, cover your head and neck with your arm to ...

Have fire and earthquake drills at home. Kids (and adults) ... It’s a myth that doorways are safer during earthquakes, Derderian said, and kids shouldn’t stand in them.

How earthquake damage can impact building fire safety performance Date: March 11, 2013 Source: Worcester Polytechnic Institute Summary: Damage to building structural elements, elevators, stairs ...

Anyone who is outdoors during an earthquake should attempt to move away from buildings, electrical wires and streetlights, said FEMA. "Once in the open, drop, cover, and hold on," said the document.

Research on one of the world's largest earthquake simulators has made buildings, bridges, and other infrastructure more earthquake-safe. Homes, offices, parking garages, bridges and other ...

Yeck said the Ring of Fire, which encompasses 452 volcanoes and where more than 80 percent of world's largest earthquakes occurred, is constantly active. "This amount of activity isn't unusual ...

Fresno, California, fire crews are in Ridgecrest to survey earthquake damage and provide help to Mojave Desert town after a 7.1 quake on Friday, July 5. A Fresno State professor is monitoring ...

UCSD's Englekirk Structural Engineering Center is testing a 10-story cold steel-form structure on the world's largest shake table to gather data on how it would perform during an earthquake and ...

But in many cases, the building codes are different in each state. Local jurisdictions are allowed to adopt certain provisions based on national model codes, and you can absolutely see the difference ...