A new laboratory earthquake model connects real contact area with earthquake dynamics, paving the way for improved prediction and early warning systems. Scientists have created a new laboratory model ...

When designing a new structure or making upgrades to existing ones, architects and engineers prepare for them to be impacted ...

Electrical equipment housed within auxiliary buildings of nuclear power plants—such as control panels, transformers, and ...

Structural integrity is an important part of resilience, but not the only one. Buildings can resist ground shaking with no ...

Supershear earthquakes are more common than previously believed, some scientists say — carrying potentially profound risk for communities across California.

A technical report on the failure of the Canterbury Television building during an earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand in February 2011 illustrates how important seismic codes are in saving lives.

SEATTLE — April 29, 2025, marks 60 years since a deadly earthquake hit western Washington. A magnitude 6.7 earthquake, centered near Des Moines, shook the ground for about 45 seconds on April 29, 1965 ...

Come December, owners of thousands of presumed concrete buildings in San Francisco will be asked to take part in a screening ...