Articles Tagged with ''seismic design''

Technical experts say quakes’ death toll and destruction were made worse by systemic problems in the nation’s building industry.

While a great deal of critical infrastructure is up and running again, an ongoing housing crisis and internal displacements due to a pair of earthquakes last month are still felt acutely in southern Turkey.

As rescue crews continue to dig out survivors from collapsed buildings in the wake of two severe earthquakes that rocked Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6, killing thousands, engineers' response efforts turn toward cataloguing and evaluating structures that failed or suffered significant damage.

If the 6-ft, 4-in.-tall Mike Jones had only been a bit taller, he might not have become a veteran of Southern California infrastructure. “I needed another four to five inches,” says the former high-school basketball forward.

New research suggests that augmenting natural processes in soils can be a sustainable approach to stabilizing buildings in quake-prone zones. 

The  B.F. Sisk Dam height will be increased by 12 ft as part of work to improve the 55-year-old structure's seismic resilience.

A dramatic new bridge to replace a historical span nears completion.

Sundt Construction will build the Willamette Water Supply System's $405 million project

Since Haiti’s magnitude-7.2-earthquake on Aug. 14, which struck the underserved Tiburon Peninsula, Build Health International has marshalled its staff, supporters and resources in Haiti and the U.S., where it is based, to help.

Unprecedented collaborative research on the seismic performance of steel floor and roof diaphragms has improved design methods and relevant standards used throughout the U.S. for steel structures.