Concrete 3D printing is revolutionizing the building industry by cutting costs and construction time. However, most current ...

Structural trauma caused by earthquakes can wreak havoc on roads and bridges, particularly when they are poorly engineered and constructed. Even in cases when bridges and overpasses avoid complete ...

If you’ve ever seen footage of enormous buildings swaying uncontrollably during an earthquake or actually felt the Earth opening under your feet, you would know just how terrifying an earthquake can ...

MOSCOW, 29 July (BelTA - TV BRICS) - Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has introduced a new earthquake-resistant building design featuring state-of-the-art damping ...

Located on the most active earthquake belt in the world, the island nation of Japan is constantly shaking, or bracing itself for the next big quake. Six years ago a 9.0 magnitude earthquake rocked the ...

Hyderabad:In the wake of Wednesday's earthquake, architects believe that high-rises and key installations should be constructed using modern earthquake-resistant techniques. According to S.P. Anchuri, ...

Research that aims to develop a completely new, modular, seismically damage-resistant building system has been awarded $3.1 million in Foundation for Research, Science and Technology funding over the ...

Anyone who’s ever tried to cut open a coconut knows how tough its shell is. Now that strength is being used by a German researcher as inspiration to design tougher concrete to help construct buildings ...

Coconuts aren’t just good for your health. They might also save your life. Researchers from the University of Freiburg’s Plant Biomechanics Group are looking at the tropical fruit to find better ways ...