WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Researchers from around the world now have access to expert instruction for an emerging simulation method to study seismic effects on structures and to design buildings that ...

Learn how seismic-resilient bridge design uses advanced materials, curved geometry modeling, shape memory alloys, and performance-based methods to reduce earthquake damage and downtime.

This project quantified the improvement in structural behavior of reinforced concrete shear walls retrofitted with a new method that allows the walls to rock over the foundation and self-center after ...

WASHINGTON – Several strong earthquakes around the world have resulted in a phenomenon called soil liquefaction, the seismic generation of excess porewater pressures and softening of granular soils, ...

The 19WCSI series started in 1989 in San Francisco and returned to the San Francisco Bay Area for the first time in 35 years. The event was co-organized by Dr. Ian Aiken, president of the Anti-Seismic ...

MEXICO CITY — Warm lighting would enhance the wood floors' natural glow, the developer promised, so when all the custom light bulbs burnt out, Anahi Abadia and her husband grudgingly drove to Home ...

Buildings and urban infrastructure are designed to withstand earthquakes and other natural disasters, based on data from previous events. But how do you design a building to get through the extreme ...