Japan launched the Shinkansen, a high-speed train that seemed impossible at the time. This episode covers how Japan’s Bullet ...

Mercer Island City Councilmembers delved into the public safety and maintenance facility design and the water supply line ...

The construction ingenuity of Athens' Parthenon has enabled it to miraculously survive natural disasters such as earthquakes.

That striking entrance, and its wide, grand staircase, is what attracted Stanford to the home in the first place.

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.

After the cultural heritage was destroyed, the Chinese and Nepali governments agreed to launch a restoration project of the ...

Crews are finishing up digging a 125-foot hole to install a test foundation that they'll use to test the earthquake-resistant ...

This week was the USGS Northern California Earthquake Hazards Workshop (NCEHW). I joined other earthquake hazards professionals for three days of virtual talks and discussions about the latest ...

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) has released the 2025 edition of its flagship document, “ ACI CODE-318-25: Building ...

The reasons lie in the quality of the soil and construction, as well as the lax enforcement of regulations. Here’s what ...

The hydropower dam, in quake-prone Tibet, is set to be the world’s biggest. But China has said little about the project, ...