To make sure buildings and infrastructure are increasingly earthquake-safe, engineers must understand how seismic activity affects different structures. A new era in large-scale earthquake engineering ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Concrete structures of the past weren’t built to withstand the fury of an earthquake but a groundbreaking solution from engineers at Purdue University could change that. A ...

The National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering (NCREE) yesterday said it is encouraging private homeowners to undergo an earthquake resistance evaluation, particularly if their house was ...

Preservationists have long fought a developer's Noe Valley project, which the city red-tagged only after the buildings were reduced to roofs and frames.

The FINANCIAL — Devastating earthquakes are a global phenomenon, as anyone in Nepal, Japan, or Indonesia can tell you. The consequences can be crushing: human lives are lost and confusion in everyday ...

The building just off Manchester's Bridge Street, was reportedly scheduled for demolition when it partially collapsed, causing firefighters to evacuate several nearby buildings ...