Natural disasters do not destroy buildings evenly. By studying which fall and which are left standing, engineers can develop new strategies for the future. Win McNamee/Getty Images When you first see ...

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The American Society of Civil Engineers reviewed “The Blessings of Disaster: The Lessons That Catastrophes Teach Us and Why Our Future Depends on It,” a new book by Michel Bruneau, SUNY Distinguished ...

Very, very bad scene. So I'm just, I'm absolutely in shock. Yeah that's in your stomach and you just, you get scared. Every day millions of people rely on infrastructure like roads, bridges, and ...

Disasters. Earthquakes. Hurricanes. Terrorist attacks. Climate change. All have the capacity for immense suffering. But such catastrophes also provide tremendous opportunities to enhance the ...

Amid mounting public anger over repeated accidents and structural failures on national highway flyovers in Kerala, BJP state ...