A new study in Civil Engineering Sciences reports a magnitude-based incremental dynamic analysis method, or MIDA, for evaluating structures exposed to near-fault earthquakes. Using a cable-stayed ...

Assessing how bridges and other critical infrastructure will perform during earthquakes is a central problem in earthquake engineering. That problem ...

A structural earthquake monitoring system developed at Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University is now being used to assess building ...

The Nigerian Institution of Structural Engineers has raised concerns over Nigeria’s susceptibility to earthquake-related damage, identifying major cities ...

Picture yourself in a windswept forest. Leaves are rustling and trunks are creaking as trees sway to and fro. This ...

When the Cascadia Subduction Zone finally ruptures, the shaking will start beneath the ocean floor, roughly 50 to 80 miles ...

Researchers in Chile have identified a persistent cluster of microearthquakes beneath the capital, Santiago, which has lasted ...

Jalgaon: A recent inquiry has revealed a serious lapse in dam safety across Maharashtra, with many major dams either lacking ...

Researchers have succeeded in improving mobility efficiency by having the snake-like robot move using an “undulating motion” ...

Snake-like robots represent the future of rescue. Their slender bodies allow them to navigate narrow spaces, uneven terrain, ...

To that end, Jell-Ometer (with the second syllable pronounced “law”) offers “jiggle” read-outs on a 10-point scale. A “3” is ...