Canadian engineers have designed a new structural system that could significantly enhance the ability of high-rise buildings to withstand powerful earthquakes, ensuring not only the survival of the ...
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai authorities said Monday they are investigating why a single office tower block under construction in Bangkok collapsed during Friday’s earthquake that otherwise caused limited ...
On January 2, 2026, in Mexico, @javier20250808 shared a video capturing intense movement of high-rise buildings during a Mw 6.5 earthquake. Filmed from the seventh floor of a nearby building, the ...
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 ...
On Aug. 31, a magnitude 6 earthquake struck northeastern Afghanistan. As I write, the death toll is estimated at over 3,000, ranking as the second deadliest of 2025. There are no instruments near the ...