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

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

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

Building earthquake-resistant structures is ... Key engineering properties of rebar for seismic design include: a) unit weight – the weight of a 1-meter rod, b) yield strength – the stress ...

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

One of the city’s most famous features is in danger of falling into disuse. The 113-year-old municipal fire hall — featured ...

The eight-storey apartment building at 2061 Beach Ave. has a great location on the West End waterfront, near the entrance to ...

Facing the uncertainties of droughts, wildfires, blackouts, poor air quality, mudslides and flooding, here are some ideas ...

with the option of adding more silhouettes if the design requires it. The patent document mentions numerous systems invented to help buildings withstand the seismic impact of earthquakes.

Tuesday, the Eureka city council unanimously approved a $1.4 million budget allocation for the city’s planned operations ...

The Tselinny Center of Contemporary Culture occupies a former Soviet-era cinema in Almaty, Kazakhstan’s capital city. It will ...