Atorod Azizinamini, professor in the department of civil engineering, shares his insight on the earthquake and the importance ...

In the aftermath of the devastating Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995, collapsed buildings blocked rescue efforts and ...

For years, engineers worried about how collapse-prone Venezuela's buildings could be in an earthquake. The big problem, they ...

The imperative for such innovation in that field is massive. For instance, despite lasting only 20 seconds, the 1995 earthquake that struck Kobe, Japan destroyed 100,000 buildings, and the 2011 ...

If you’ve ever seen footage of enormous buildings swaying uncontrollably during an earthquake or actually felt the Earth opening under your feet, you would know just how terrifying an earthquake can ...

The damage in Caracas and La Guaira has reignited the debate over the safety standards required for buildings in ...

Factors like the short interval between the two powerful quakes and different types of soil led to some structures collapsing ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Do you want to do real world science at home? Check out this simple demo using tooth picks and marshmallows to design your own earthquake proof ...

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — On March 28, a magnitude (M) 7.7 earthquake struck central Myanmar, causing a horizontal shift along a fault line that extended over 400 kilometers from north to south. Said to be ...

Older buildings, substandard construction and geography left many neighborhoods in Venezuela vulnerable to collapse in strong earthquakes like the ones that struck the country this week.