Earthquakes don't just shake the ground, they can also shift rivers, damage stop banks and raise the risk of flooding for ...

It’s an exciting time in the world of civil engineering and construction. The advent of 3D printing technology has now made ...

Two projects from the Arab World exemplify the potential of AI-driven approaches to disaster response and displacement monitoring.

In 2005, the Legislature passed another seismic safety law, Senate Bill 2, which required Oregon’s Department of Geology and Mineral Industries to study all school and emergency services buildings in ...

MIT scientists have unraveled the hidden energy balance of earthquakes by recreating them in the lab. Their findings show that while only a sliver of energy goes into the shaking we feel on the ...

Despite the loss activity, capacity remained strong. Taiwan was one of the few Asia-Pacific markets to record reinsurance ...

On August 31 at midnight, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Afghanistan's eastern Kunar Province near the Pakistan border.

When a major earthquake hits the Pacific Northwest, buildings will collapse and lives will be lost. People in old and unsafe buildings are the most likely to be hurt and killed and in the Portland ...

The experiment, which will take place on 19 September, demonstrates the potential of high-performance computing ...

A few weeks later, smoke and flames fanned out the window of the building's ninth floor. The researchers had returned for fire testing to see how a building damaged by earthquakes would withstand a ...

Soil liquefaction can be a major threat to the infrastructure and built environments in an earthquake-prone area. This happens due to substantial loss of soil stiffness and strength due to applied ...