Seismic isolation and damping systems have been widely adopted since the 1980s as effective and economical measures for protecting civil structures, ...

Tara Hutchinson, a professor in the UC San Diego Department of Structural Engineering, is the lead researcher on a series of tests on a 10-story, cold-formed steel-framed building at the UC San Diego ...

The U.S. Resiliency Council (USRC) has unveiled the USRC Earthquake Building Rating System. This first-of-its-kind performance rating is based on decades of earthquake engineering research and ...

The earthquake that hit Eastern Shimane was a stark reminder of the unpredictable nature of seismic activity. With its epicenter in a region known for occasional tremors, this incident has prompted ...

In a development that could impact seismic codes, a team of researchers led by a Northeastern University engineering professor have developed a new method for defending buildings from earthquakes. The ...

More than 13 years after the earthquake that devastated the city of Christchurch, the professional body Engineering New Zealand (formerly IPENZ) has upheld a complaint against Dr Alan Reay, whose ...

California has been hit with nearly 100 earthquakes over the last month, especially in the San Ramon area near Oakland. The ...