Greek Reporter1d
How the Parthenon of Athens Was Engineered to Withstand Earthquakes
The construction ingenuity of Athens' Parthenon has enabled it to miraculously survive natural disasters such as earthquakes.
Seismic testing being done for new Burnside Bridge project in Tom McCall Waterfront Park
The new bridge will be earthquake-ready, so crews are digging a 10-foot-wide, 125-foot-deep hole to see how concrete supports react during a simulated seismic event.
Crews dig deep hole in Waterfront Park to put new Burnside Bridge design to the test
Crews are finishing up digging a 125-foot hole to install a test foundation that they'll use to test the earthquake-resistant ...
The Times-Standard (Eureka) on MSN7h
Eureka OKs funding for new corp yard
Tuesday, the Eureka city council unanimously approved a $1.4 million budget allocation for the city’s planned operations ...
Hosted on MSN11h
Top 10 Historic Sites of Cusco, Peru
Sitting at 11,152 feet up in the Andes Mountains is Cusco, the former capital of the Inca empire. The city is one of the ...
'World's most expensive house' is mega mansion is worth £3.6bn with 9 lifts and a 'snow room'
Boasting a temple, an ice cream parlour and a snow room with frosty walls, this colossal £3.6 billion tower is said to be the ...
Mercer Island Reporter on MSN1d
City council, staff discuss facility design and water project
Mercer Island City Councilmembers delved into the public safety and maintenance facility design and the water supply line ...
Human Rights Watch1d
Accountability Elusive Two Years after Türkiye’s Devastating Earthquakes
Türkiye’s southern provinces were hit with devastating earthquakes that left more than 53,000 people dead and over 107,000 ...
Turkey's earthquake reconstruction efforts must balance speed with fairness
Two years after the devastating 2023 earthquakes in Turkey that killed about 60,000 people and caused the collapse of 57,000 ...
The New Zealand Herald6d
Hundreds of Police College staff sent into earthquake-prone buildings despite significant safety risks
Several buildings at Royal New Zealand Police College in Porirua have been assessed as severely earthquake-prone. Photo / New Zealand Police Police bosses are sending hundreds of workers and ...
pna2d
OCD chief calls for stricter implementation of National Building Code
Office of Civil Defense (OCD) administrator Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno reiterated his call for a more stringent ...
WMUR5d
Magnitude 2.0 earthquake centered off the coast of New Hampshire
WARMUP AND WHAT FOLLOWS. COMING UP. USGS IS REPORTING ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE FELT IN THE GRANITE STATE THIS MORNING. IT’S REPORTING A 2.0 EARTHQUAKE ABOUT 11.8 MILES OFF THE COAST OF PORTSMOUTH.